I'm against socialism, apparently I'm an idiot. Ask me nothing.

Full Definition of socialism

1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods

2 a : a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state

3 : a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done

That article is from February.

I quoted the first definition.

originally posted by: BooCrackers
Thats ok bro, them people like working 16 hour days with no overtime and getting only what they need to live, no luxury, no fancy cars.....

they are the mindless followers and deserve that cheese.

originally posted by: GodEmperor
a reply to: mymymy

So, you are saying he is the embodiment of the first definition.

Thanks.

a form of socialism with a democratic government; the ownership and control of the means of production, capital, land, property, etc., by the community as a whole -- combined with a democratic government
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Democratic socialism is a political ideology advocating political democracy alongside social ownership of the means of production, with democratic management of enterprises within a socialist economic system.
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originally posted by: mymymy
a reply to: GodEmperor

Well see, words can have 2 different meanings, like another word that is kind of explosive around Republicans : Race, it means 2 things and they do not compliment each other. There is a difference between what you want to see and what it actually is. We are already living in a "Social Democracy" He only wants to expand on that, not implement anything else

originally posted by: DBCowboy
Whew.

The last few days has been intense here. Not like the usual fun. people have been private messaging me to not post anymore. Apparently my view on socialism is taboo.

I disagree with it.

Look, people have different views, and we can all disagree, but good gravy, to silence me? I'm just a fat old man on the internet doing something to pass the time while I transition into retirement.

And I get hate mail? hahahahahahahahaha

I'm a nobody.

I'm nothing. Just a fart in a tornado.

If you guys want socialism, then suppress your neighborhood and go for it!
Tax your dog 500%!
Beat your neighbor, but do it for the state so you can get extra cheese next time you're in line.

But kiss my fat hairy ass if you want me to accept it.

Really.

Kiss it.

Use gloss.

Rant over, but I hope I was able to convey my feelings without harming anyone's safe space.

originally posted by: Kangaruex4Ewe

The following is my opinion as a member participating in this discussion.

I agree with you 100%.

These folks pushing for socialism should put their thoughts into actions and just do it themselves until it catches on.

Work 60 hours a week, get your paycheck and on the way home stop by your local crack house (even the best neighborhoods have at least one). Go in and hand most all of your paycheck to the person of your choice, smile, tell them to have a nice day and go home.

Ride by every day on your way home from working your arse off with the simple joy of knowing that you helped crack head stay high for a bit longer. Smile and wave and relish in that warm, mushy feeling. At least someone got to sleep in today, right?

Do this every week. Spread that love around. It doesn't have to be a crack head. It can be a perfectly healthy person who just has better things to do than you do, so they just choose to do that instead of working.

At the end of the month when your bills roll around and you can't afford to eat, keep your lights on, pay your mortgage, etc. go outside and stand for a bit and wait for the other socialists to come along and help you out.

Until then, use those warm fuzzy feelings to stay warm, and feel full until the bank comes with the sheriff to foreclose on your house.

Sign me up for that sh!# like yesterday...Maybe a little hyperbole.

For a full blown socialistic society to work everyone has to participate and unfortunately, everyone does not. So then that brings everyone else down instead of just those individuals. In a utopia, it would work amazingly well. Right now there is no such thing as a free lunch. Somebody, somewhere is going to have to pay for it.

As an ATS Staff Member, I will not moderate in threads such as this where I have participated as a member.