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Scott Gaynor's avatar

I thought you were the history guru and I knew nothing, yet you have no examples of how great socialist states are? As I knew. Because I know history…

But sure, continue to believe socialism is awesome.

What a joke.

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Al Brown's avatar

There's nothing wrong with spinning socialist or anarchist theories, as long as (1.) their disinformation does not go without response , e.g., taking "Anarchist Spain" as a model, if we're talking about the 1930s, has to address its anti-Catholic pogroms and mass executions of priests and religious, either to endorse or condemn, and not to be passed over in silence, and (2.) they are denied access to tools of coercion, to make sure that their theories can't circumvent the safeguards of democratic debate and the judgement of voters.

As long as that's the case, I have no problem with confronting them in the Marketplace of Ideas, where their tendency to dismiss arguments against their positions as uninformed or misguided rather than answering them can only end up supporting the cause of freedom.

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