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To: muawiyah

Or between community and Communism. Almost the same word. It's what you put into it or break out of it when you engage in criticism that matters. For some, the State itself is socialism in action no matter what.


156 posted on 06/11/2005 1:22:47 PM PDT by RightWhale (I know nothing, and less every day)
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To: RightWhale
The folks who misidentify the "state" with "communism" probably never read Jeremy Bentham.

I discovered early on in the postal racket that there were some real bleeders out there who were all the time moaning and groaning to us about how unfair it was for them to have to pay postage.

At the same time they thought others in their same business were inefficient and should be suppressed by the government so that the nation's substance should not be eaten out by such undeserving folks.

All of that boiled down to some folks wanting a government subsidy and no competition~.

That's the filter I hear these "it's socialism" arguments through. Sometimes it's not socialism, it's raw greed that's involved. Funny, though, how greedballs and socialists tend to use the same arguments. Probably think all the rest of us are suckers.

158 posted on 06/11/2005 1:28:32 PM PDT by muawiyah (q)
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