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When life gives you lemons...

Posted by: Samuel Day Fassbinder ( Citizens for Mustard Greens, USA ) on November 16, 1999 at 10:48:06:

In Reply to: Newsflash: The United States is a socialist country. posted by MDG on November 15, 1999 at 18:23:33:

: Don't be fooled by the politicians' rhetoric. The U.S.A. is a socialist country, and some of the loudest, meanest anti-communists in Congress and the private sector are (quietly) some of the strongest proponents of socialism. I know, because the work I do for a living involves the multimillion dollar socialist programs which keep this country juiced.
SDF: Chomsky's picture of the American economy: "Socialism for the rich, laissez-faire for the rest of us."

Follow Ups:

I thought Martin Luther King said that first. MDG November 16 1999 (16)
- No, it's not real socialism Samuel Day Fassbinder Citizens for Mustard Greens USA November 16 1999 (15)
  - Who said anything about military recruitment? MDG November 16 1999 (14)
    - *sigh* Samuel Day Fassbinder Citizens for Mustard Greens USA November 17 1999 (3)
      - Jeez, don't get so distraught over it. MDG November 18 1999 (2)
        
        With libertarian Newspeak it's tough to communicate Samuel Day Fassbinder Citizens for Mustard Greens USA November 19 1999 (1)
        
        And the winner is... MDG November 19 1999 (0)
    - Socialism is the public ownership of industry. DonS USA November 17 1999 (9)
      - Oy, and me all out of black shoe polish! MDG November 18 1999 (2)
        
        Fascism is an economic system where the government controls, but does not own, industry. dsheckler@yahoo.com USA November 19 1999 (1)
        
        Fascists would very definitely disagree Lark November 19 1999 (0)
      - Congratulations. Nikhil Jaikumar DSA MA, USA November 17 1999 (3)
        
        I never called him a fascist. DonS USA November 18 1999 (2)
        
        Let me re-parse my last sentence Nikhil Jaikumar DSA MA, USA November 18 1999 (1)
        
        I never called him a fascist DonS USA November 19 1999 (0)
      - Intellectual regression to babyhood Samuel Day Fassbinder Citizens for Mustard Greens USA November 17 1999 (1)
        
        Destruction of Terms and Meanings Kweassa the Great March November 18 1999 (0)