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Topic: OT - Weird History

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847badgerfan

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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #6818 on: August 13, 2026, 04:16:25 PM »
U RAH RAH! WIS CON SIN!

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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #6819 on: August 13, 2026, 04:52:39 PM »
You know wut

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« Reply #6820 on: August 13, 2026, 04:53:50 PM »
Jeebus, surely you knuckledraggers can tell the difference between socialism and communism by now? Social Security is socialism. Medicare is socialism. The TVA is socialism. The annual farm bill is socialism. The annual highway bill is socialism. Too much socialism is bad. At some point it bleeds into communism. Too much of anything is bad. Too much capitalism eventually becomes anarchy. That's bad, too. Ask the Sudanese how anarchy is working out for them.

Sheesh. Or was ChatGPT what led you astray? We can blame it, instead.
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Labels!  At best- those things you mention as socialism are debatable.  And are often debated. 
By definition- they are not socialism. 
But I will steer away from what appears to be a political ( and misleading) point you are trying to make. 

If it allows Private sector involvement and/ or ownership-as SS and Medicare do, It is not socialism. 
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« Reply #6821 on: August 13, 2026, 04:56:16 PM »
Area 51 is down there

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« Reply #6822 on: August 13, 2026, 05:00:21 PM »
You know wut
Form of Government?

That's politics?
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« Reply #6823 on: August 13, 2026, 05:03:12 PM »
Form of Government?

That's politics?
I don’t think so.  But- given the current environment and our track record on this forum ( we just can’t help ourselves 😂), I understand his point.  
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« Reply #6824 on: August 13, 2026, 05:22:51 PM »
I thought we were past all of that. We know politics are off-limits here.
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« Reply #6825 on: August 13, 2026, 05:25:19 PM »
Labels!  At best- those things you mention as socialism are debatable.  And are often debated. 
By definition- they are not socialism. 
But I will steer away from what appears to be a political ( and misleading) point you are trying to make. 

If it allows Private sector involvement and/ or ownership-as SS and Medicare do, It is not socialism. 

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« Reply #6826 on: August 13, 2026, 08:01:24 PM »
I thought we were past all of that. We know politics are off-limits here.
Let's not get close. 

Let's talk football.

Wait... I'm a Boilermaker...

...let's talk cooking. 

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« Reply #6827 on: August 13, 2026, 08:30:20 PM »
Form of Government?

That's politics?
Yes,  of course it is.  The way we vote determines the form our government takes.  The way we vote is influenced by, or entirely derived from, poiltics, depending on how you view it.

Discussing government is politics.  Fully and completely.  It's not even a gray area.

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« Reply #6828 on: August 13, 2026, 08:40:46 PM »
I think it should all be discussed, and if you don't like "politics" talk, then we can avoid being partisan.  But non-partisan talk of any of it should be perfectly fine and civil.
A lot of you are either scared of it or can't keep it non-partisan.  Discussing the difference between socialism and communism being out-of-bounds is embarrassing.

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« Reply #6829 on: August 13, 2026, 08:45:09 PM »
Not understanding there's an entire forum for that is embarrassing.  Go to Area 51 if you want to do it.  That's all that needs to be said.

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« Reply #6830 on: August 13, 2026, 08:47:13 PM »
Area 51 isn't in the same universe as non-partisan talk.  It's a group of far-right nutjobs and like...1 sane person. 
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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #6831 on: August 14, 2026, 09:30:19 AM »
The slope gets slippery rather fast, and at a point it becomes both futile and overly negative in our lives.  I vote to stay clear of such discussions here.


 

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