That's a good point. Remember too that the biggest voting bloc in the US is "non-voters." I think this is precisely for the reason you mentioned: no r...
I doubt it. It doesn't seem like it has much effect, and if it does it's in ways that really aren't measurable. I never questioned whether Russia inte...
This is excellent. The control and manipulation of information is the biggest factor in why people actively vote against their interests as working an...
No one is advocating anything like the USSR or Cuba or Venezuela. No one. That's imaginary. Why you keep invoking Cuba or our supermarkets is beyond m...
It is playing into the hands of those who misunderstand socialism. Accepting their definition and using it against them may score some points, but it ...
Well that depends. Maybe it would work in the future, and so as an ideal is not silly -- but practically speaking, wouldn't fly right now-- given our ...
Sure. A part of me is with you (and Wolff) in de-stigmatizing the word and not being so afraid of giving the "other side" ammunition. On the other han...
I'd like to see Bernie dig up the old line Reagan used against Carter, about whether you're better off now compared to 4 years ago. I think for those ...
There were many conservatives -- including Ann Coulter -- speaking out AGAINST a bailout, who believe exactly that: that it was indeed "socialism" (fr...
What high tax reforms of the last 50 years, exactly? Since 1970 the trend has been exactly the opposite. The neoliberal era has not favored high taxes...
And I would ask : why are you so hung up on labels? Look at the policies and debate those -- the rest is meaningless, including whether he's a sociali...
In that case, there's plenty of information available to you. If you're genuinely interested. Saying "favorable things" abut Cuba and the USSR is untr...
And me as well. We're in the same boat, really. I don't go out giving talks or anything. But among friends, family, friends-of-friends, coworkers, and...
You're on to a much deeper issue, which is that even Bernie's policies don't go far enough. But since Bernie himself is considered so extreme, it's ve...
Let's at least be very clear: Bernie is an avowed "Democratic Socialist." It sounds like I'm splitting hairs, but it happens to matter in this case. W...
No, running away. And rightfully so. Why? Because it's a very complicated issue and extremely hard to pin down -- and that's exactly my point. So long...
No, it was Wall Street. It was the financial institutions -- the same ones that put millions of dollars into Obama's campaign. They received a slap on...
The meaning is as clear as day. OK, then define it for us all: what's "socialism"? And what's "Democratic socialism"? Or run away instead. Probably th...
No, you didn't. You said he was a socialist (not true) and then that his policies are socialist (without defining what socialism is). So again, I repe...
I think NOS4A2 doesn't care much about any of these details. He'll move on to the next Limbaugh talking point like "socialism always fails (even thoug...
No, he says he's a Democratic Socialist. But that means almost nothing outside the context of his proposals. HIs policies aren't socialist (according ...
Regarding the debate last night: I didn't think Sanders looked bad at all, despite everyone coming after him. I only wish he'd tighten up the "how are...
Exactly. It's pretty disheartening to know how effective "politicizing" something can be. If I were an Exxon executive, or a Koch brother, and my weal...
True. Although it's equally true there "no need to be idiotic." But when you make no effort to understand the words you're using, repeating conservati...
The corporate tax rate was much higher in another socialist country I can think of...called the United States. We had a pretty good economy back then,...
There's a good Atlantic article about this under "political hobbyism." Very interesting. Very scary, too. So very true. It's the same with listening t...
You did, by linking Sanders' proposals with "socialism," and going on to say that "socialism" never works. So either Sanders' proposals are more in li...
I asked specifically for your own definition. You quoted the dictionary. So who's falling into the fallacy you cite? Using a dictionary’s limited defi...
Good. So now you must realize the stupidity of your original statement? Unless, of course, China, Russia and India are failed states? Ohh, I see. Grea...
A climate denier is someone, like you, who denies that the climate is changing at a rapid rate of change and caused not by variance but by human activ...
That's not what you initially said. If that's what you meant, fine -- that's fair and it's worth discussing seriously. But it certainly didn't come of...
I didn't say that either. I'm arguing because of your stupid statements, which you continue to make, about comments I never made. Four more years of T...
Yawn. And you know this for a fact because you're a climatologist, or at least have educated yourself on this topic. :roll: It would have a drastic im...
Excellent point. I think you're exactly right: for millions of Americans, it's not the details. I don't think many people are all that informed. They ...
Common, yes. Correct? Sure -- but only using your definition of socialism. I'll be less nuanced: your claim that socialism has "always failed" is flat...
HOW DOES BERNIE PAY FOR HIS PROPOSALS? Common question. Here's the answer, in detail: https://berniesanders.com/issues/how-does-bernie-pay-his-major-p...
What wealth? You mean the wealth of the 1%? Yes, we all agree the economy has worked very well for them, and they continue to prosper. The system that...
I never said Trump is responsible for climate change. Not once. You really have some reading comprehension problems, don't you Frank? Try to keep up, ...
Yes, it is. Yes, it does, and to a very large degree. Only China currently emits more CO2, for example. It's not "wild-eyed" claims, it's climatology....
Such a common statement -- and essentially meaningless. So Scandinavian countries have failed? Of course not. But if you define socialism as policies ...
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