Remember the phrase, "the loyal opposition?" I thought that was one of the things that made American democracy one of the best systems of government that the world has seen. Now read this "whereas" from the RNC document:
" WHEREAS, The Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress have embarked on a
systematic effort to replace libert…
Remember the phrase, "the loyal opposition?" I thought that was one of the things that made American democracy one of the best systems of government that the world has seen. Now read this "whereas" from the RNC document:
" WHEREAS, The Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress have embarked on a
systematic effort to replace liberty with socialism; eliminate border security in favor of lawless,
open borders; create record inflation designed to steal the American dream from our children and
grandchildren; neuter our national defense and a peace through strength foreign policy; replace
President Trump's "Operation Warp Speed" with incompetence and illegal mandates; and destroy
America's economy with the Green New Deal:"
This is not loyal opposition talking. This is authoritarian misinformation and insanity.
It's truly strange they bother to mention Trump's "Operation Warp Speed," given that they are wholesale doubling down on the Rogan view of vaccines in order to shore up their standing with the base.
It was mid-December 2018 and I took my friend for a hot chocolate at Starbucks. As I finished paying at the drive-thru window, I said "Merry Christmas" and the girl responded "Merry Christmas" back. My friend who is a college educated RN and married to a physician sighed "Isn't it wonderful we can say Merry Christmas again? It's because of President Trump." I stopped my vehicle, looked at her and asked "Who has ever stopped you from saying Merry Christmas?" She had no answer. These people, despite the education or status, believe whatever the Right tells them. They want a white, Christian controlled country.
I know its incredible. The comment says. Democrats want to replace liberty with socialism. That doesn't even make sense. Socialism is an economic system that gives the government more control over business. We don't have that system, which is why Twitter can ban Trump, and the government can do nothing about it. Liberty is an adjective synonymous with freedom, which means you can live how you want as long as you obey societies laws, which have existed since our country started. Slogans are for the ignorant.
Socialism is the ownership of the means of production by the community (not necessarily the government although that is the way it tends to go). It does not exist in this country, unless you want to count things like cooperatives (which still don't really fit the definition).
Social Security is not socialism. National Health (if it existed) is not socialism.
These are social insurance programs.
Rita's example of payments to farmers because of the loss of sales to China is not socialism. It is closer to merchantilism.
Regulation of industries is not socialism.
Unless the community divests public owners of their property by basically taking their ownership of corporations or private companies away, there is no socialism.
Pretty sure at this point that few on the Right now what socialism actually is and the few who do know aren't saying because it doesn't fit the political narrative they want to put forward.
Thank you. I learned a new word - merchantilism and it makes sense. Unfortunately, the Right has been screaming socialism for years - long before Trump. And anytime the Right doesn't like something, the politicians scream Socialism. And their base believes it.
Remember when Trump started the trade war with China? China stopped buying soybeans from our farmers and our farmers were going bankrupt. So Trump said the US government would pay the farmers and did. This is socialism. The Right has made certain words the boogeyman for people and they jump on board without understanding the word.
I Ä·now because they are not well educated. They're more they are home schooled, support religeous schools, and make rules for public schools the more uninformed they will be.
It's scary like the book 1984 thst talks about making new meanings for words. Or the NAZI's who made rules about what to call victims of their abuse.
Remember the phrase, "the loyal opposition?" I thought that was one of the things that made American democracy one of the best systems of government that the world has seen. Now read this "whereas" from the RNC document:
" WHEREAS, The Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress have embarked on a
systematic effort to replace liberty with socialism; eliminate border security in favor of lawless,
open borders; create record inflation designed to steal the American dream from our children and
grandchildren; neuter our national defense and a peace through strength foreign policy; replace
President Trump's "Operation Warp Speed" with incompetence and illegal mandates; and destroy
America's economy with the Green New Deal:"
This is not loyal opposition talking. This is authoritarian misinformation and insanity.
It's truly strange they bother to mention Trump's "Operation Warp Speed," given that they are wholesale doubling down on the Rogan view of vaccines in order to shore up their standing with the base.
It was mid-December 2018 and I took my friend for a hot chocolate at Starbucks. As I finished paying at the drive-thru window, I said "Merry Christmas" and the girl responded "Merry Christmas" back. My friend who is a college educated RN and married to a physician sighed "Isn't it wonderful we can say Merry Christmas again? It's because of President Trump." I stopped my vehicle, looked at her and asked "Who has ever stopped you from saying Merry Christmas?" She had no answer. These people, despite the education or status, believe whatever the Right tells them. They want a white, Christian controlled country.
I know its incredible. The comment says. Democrats want to replace liberty with socialism. That doesn't even make sense. Socialism is an economic system that gives the government more control over business. We don't have that system, which is why Twitter can ban Trump, and the government can do nothing about it. Liberty is an adjective synonymous with freedom, which means you can live how you want as long as you obey societies laws, which have existed since our country started. Slogans are for the ignorant.
Socialism is the ownership of the means of production by the community (not necessarily the government although that is the way it tends to go). It does not exist in this country, unless you want to count things like cooperatives (which still don't really fit the definition).
Social Security is not socialism. National Health (if it existed) is not socialism.
These are social insurance programs.
Rita's example of payments to farmers because of the loss of sales to China is not socialism. It is closer to merchantilism.
Regulation of industries is not socialism.
Unless the community divests public owners of their property by basically taking their ownership of corporations or private companies away, there is no socialism.
Pretty sure at this point that few on the Right now what socialism actually is and the few who do know aren't saying because it doesn't fit the political narrative they want to put forward.
Thank you. I learned a new word - merchantilism and it makes sense. Unfortunately, the Right has been screaming socialism for years - long before Trump. And anytime the Right doesn't like something, the politicians scream Socialism. And their base believes it.
Remember when Trump started the trade war with China? China stopped buying soybeans from our farmers and our farmers were going bankrupt. So Trump said the US government would pay the farmers and did. This is socialism. The Right has made certain words the boogeyman for people and they jump on board without understanding the word.
I Ä·now because they are not well educated. They're more they are home schooled, support religeous schools, and make rules for public schools the more uninformed they will be.
It's scary like the book 1984 thst talks about making new meanings for words. Or the NAZI's who made rules about what to call victims of their abuse.