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JDs Couch
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Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York..
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Geo
Well-known member
Criminals, taxpayers, anyone who can afford to, is going to leave.
The problems with communism is, you will always run out of other peoples money.
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Geo
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They made up a new name for it that they are so proud of, "democratic socialism".
Floyd Eye
Well-known member
It’s also not what democratic socialists think it is.
Monkey Man
Super Moderator
... beginning with eliminating "rugged individualism".
His words. Yesterday.
If that's not hardcore communism I don't know what is.
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Robostyle
Well-known member
The most fucked up thing i have seen so far in 2026
Wow
Monkey Man
Super Moderator
I know, right?
If I hadn't heard him say it myself I'd have thought it was AI.
It was during his inauguration speech IIRC.
If I hadn't heard him say it myself I'd have thought it was AI.
It was during his inauguration speech IIRC.
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Geo
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How did that work out for them?
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Geo
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TheBiggestJerk
Well-known member
This guy is a nuclear war head in sheep’s clothing. Brace yourself NYC.
There’s an agenda afoot.
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Wayniac3
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And we’re just getting the year started.. I’m sure some politician or actor will be along shortly with “hold my beer”
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Geo
Well-known member
Yeah, but do we have the balls to use them?
JamesTiberiusKirk
Member
I hesitate to get into this because University degrees and life-long careers have been devoted to political theory but, screw it, here goes...
You guys realize that any government provided service, is by definition, a socialist construct. Ya, that means, the armed forces, the police and fire depts, the roads, the mail, etc are socialist and you're living in a socialist country. Ya. Those govt bailouts for farmers? Socialist. Musk's subsidies and low interest loans from the govt - socialist. Your student loan - socialist.
Ok, I get it, the definitions cannot be mathematically exact, and like I said, you can spend a lifetime studying, but damn guys, at least learn the rough meanings of the words you're using as pejoratives.
What prompted ^this^ screed you ask? Romania was a communist country. Not a socialist. Even though it referred to itself as socialist. (see what I mean about fluid use of the terms). Just as Germany in 1939 was not "National Socialist" as they called themselves, but pure fascist.
You guys realize that any government provided service, is by definition, a socialist construct. Ya, that means, the armed forces, the police and fire depts, the roads, the mail, etc are socialist and you're living in a socialist country. Ya. Those govt bailouts for farmers? Socialist. Musk's subsidies and low interest loans from the govt - socialist. Your student loan - socialist.
Ok, I get it, the definitions cannot be mathematically exact, and like I said, you can spend a lifetime studying, but damn guys, at least learn the rough meanings of the words you're using as pejoratives.
What prompted ^this^ screed you ask? Romania was a communist country. Not a socialist. Even though it referred to itself as socialist. (see what I mean about fluid use of the terms). Just as Germany in 1939 was not "National Socialist" as they called themselves, but pure fascist.
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Geo
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Well did you hear about the new "you can't sell your house in NYC until you offer it to the gobernment first and they have six months to decide to buy it" law?
That is called communism. NYC is going to become very different.
