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To: neverdem

The socialists are taking over. Stalin and Mao would be so happy.


2 posted on 08/07/2009 10:43:16 AM PDT by monday
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To: monday

No, they are not Socialists. They are Marxists and they will not succeed, they will fail.


10 posted on 08/12/2009 9:59:40 AM PDT by mojitojoe (All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for the people to remain silent.)
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To: monday

Since when were Stalin and Mao Socialists?

Isn’t Socialism the philosophy of ideal social and economic equality. So while all governments have policies influenced by socialism, it would be inaccurate to call any government or nation “Socialist.” It’s just an ideal, like Capitalism, that has a strong influence over policy but is never the only influence.

Communism, on the other hand, refers to a type of regime that seeks to enforce Socialist policies through centralized control, like the Kenyan is trying to do.

So, while Communism is necessarily Socialist, Socialism is not necessarily Communist.


12 posted on 08/12/2009 10:18:28 AM PDT by mojitojoe (All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for the people to remain silent.)
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