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Re: Trying to understand
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 17 Mar 2000 17:35:47 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bill Farkas wrote:
> But this is not a socialist country.
I think you need to recheck things a bit. The US has a number of
Socialist features. 'Socialist' isn't a black-and-white, yes-or-no
thing.
Steve
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Trying to understand Socialism
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| Steve, (...) Well, maybe what Bill is saying that this county wasn't started out socialistic, but it seems to be getting there. Socialism is a black and white definition, however. Any Political Science / Government class will tell you. Scott S. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) A country can have socialist features and still not be Socialist. It's sort of like "Space" vs. "space"...capital-S has a very specific meaning, while small-s is more malleable. Semantics...with a small s. ;) <dredge...dredge...> best LFB (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) But this is not a socialist country. It's not right for the gov't to take my money and force me to make charitable contributions as it sees fit. This is mandatory benevolence and as such ceases to be so. Beides, the gov't is so inefficient (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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