Re: It's all about gasoline!

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From: mrmcafee(nospam)
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:00

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Caddyshack.Al@gmail.com wrote:

> On Jun 8, 2:07 am, Duke Kahanamoku <clipper.sm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>On Jun 8, 10:09 am, Caddyshack...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Jun 7, 10:59 pm, use...@mile23.c0m (Paul Mitchum) wrote:
>>>

> 
> 
> I've never met a liberal who could put in words what socialism is.
> They reject dictionary definitions and insist on playing a game of
> hide and seek. Here's your oportunity to show everyone how smart you
> are and put THE (not your) definition of socialism, right...
> 
> .... Here----->

I am truly surprised by this. In my experience it is the conservatives 
and reactionaries that can't seem to comprehend basic political science 
terminology. Discuss a welfare program and the start yelling socialism 
this and socialism that, all improperly applying the term.

Socialism is an economic system that requires the government to own / 
control and operate the basic means of economic production and 
distribution. That's it. Socialism can be employed by any form of 
government that you wish. Democracy with a socialist economy, no 
problem. Fascist dictatorship with a socialist economy, no problem.

The confusion over the term, at least on the left, is legitimate. Early 
socialism was described as a form of communism, to a form of 
cooperatives. The term has become standardized during the 20th Century 
to mean the above.

> 
>>So, no, I think most conservatives are not college educated. College
>>graduated, maybe, but that' quite different, isn't it.
> 
> 
> How open minded of you to reject others that don't think the way you
> do.
> 

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  Michael R. McAfee
      Mesa, AZ
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