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Name the socialism.
No, seriously. Name the socialism your "Democratic colleagues" want to impose. What are we talking about? Be specific and show your work.
Well? Let's see it.
No, seriously. Name the socialism your "Democratic colleagues" want to impose. What are we talking about? Be specific and show your work.
Well? Let's see it.
"Socialism" has a number of definitions, depending on what flavor you're talking about.
So, what ARE we talking about here?
When @RepLizCheney says "socialism," what is she talking about? Like Trump, she never defines her terms.
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So, what ARE we talking about here?
When @RepLizCheney says "socialism," what is she talking about? Like Trump, she never defines her terms.
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The basic tenet of "socialism" is social ownership of the means of production.
When @RepLizCheney says, "our Democratic colleagues who would like to impose socialism on our country," who ARE these Democrats who want to outlaw private ownership of business?
Name them.
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When @RepLizCheney says, "our Democratic colleagues who would like to impose socialism on our country," who ARE these Democrats who want to outlaw private ownership of business?
Name them.
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Even the most ardent Democratic Socialists currently in government haven't suggested such.
So WHO is Cheney talking about? Who are these "colleagues?"
Name them so that we can put the question to them, hear it in their own words. Well?
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So WHO is Cheney talking about? Who are these "colleagues?"
Name them so that we can put the question to them, hear it in their own words. Well?
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Seems Cheney, Trump, et al, have confused some non-existent push for actual socialism with social PROGRAMS, such as Medicare, Social Security, the Fire Department, public schools and roads, etc.
Because they never name actual SOCIALISM when condemning it. Only programs.
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Because they never name actual SOCIALISM when condemning it. Only programs.
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Socialism! She warns. But what does that mean?
They NEVER define their terms.
They never tell you who these Democratic colleagues are.
You ask conservatives. Socialism? Oh no! Bad! But what are they talking about? What do they THINK they are talking about?
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They NEVER define their terms.
They never tell you who these Democratic colleagues are.
You ask conservatives. Socialism? Oh no! Bad! But what are they talking about? What do they THINK they are talking about?
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Cheney doesn't define the terms because she's not really talking about socialism.
And she knows it.
No. She's trying to scare you with some vague bogeyman. Booga! Booga! And Republicans are too scared to wonder at the details. They never even ask.
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And she knows it.
No. She's trying to scare you with some vague bogeyman. Booga! Booga! And Republicans are too scared to wonder at the details. They never even ask.
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This is where the Press fails in its duty to the Republic more than anywhere else:
When Cheney says "Democratic colleagues who would like to impose socialism" she should be immediately stopped and required to define the terms and name the names.
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When Cheney says "Democratic colleagues who would like to impose socialism" she should be immediately stopped and required to define the terms and name the names.
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This is where the Citizen fails in his or her duty to liberty, when they allow any politician to say these things without question, without challenge, without accountability.
No politician should ever be safe in their seat.
No politician should ever go unquestioned.
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No politician should ever be safe in their seat.
No politician should ever go unquestioned.
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So as a citizen of the United States of America, I demand of you, @RepLizCheney, to define your terms. To name these alleged colleagues. To show your work.
Well?
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Well?
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