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Old 09-07-2012, 06:22 PM
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Thanks guys!

I like the idea of communism, not really the way it's been executed so far!


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Old 09-07-2012, 08:32 PM
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Hiya Ben! As Merrylander(Rob) said,"Welcome to the funny farm!"
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Old 09-07-2012, 08:35 PM
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Both you and your evil twin are welcome here, Ben.

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Old 09-07-2012, 08:42 PM
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His evil twin just washes out his vote. It's like my wife and I. And Carville and his old lady.
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Old 09-07-2012, 08:53 PM
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His evil twin just washes out his vote. It's like my wife and I. And Carville and his old lady.
After the Republican Governor of MO eliminated benefits for disabled kids, my wife's gradual journey away from the dark side was complete (It didn't affect us, but the cold-heartedness caught her attention). Unfortunately, even doubling the Democratic vote in this household doesn't help a lot in this red state - although it sometimes makes a difference in the local or congressional elections.

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Old 09-08-2012, 10:14 PM
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welcome ben. Im learning not to call names and such. But try to see both side of things. Which can be tough to do.

Look out the commies are coming...cant believe i did that with out calling you names...
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Old 09-10-2012, 09:00 AM
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The obvious problem with communism (one of them anyway) is that there is no check on their central power.

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Old 09-10-2012, 09:24 AM
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The obvious problem with communism (one of them anyway) is that there is no check on their central power.

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You're assuming that communism means a totalitarian government. Instead, we are describing an economic system. It would remain a democracy in which the check on central power would be the electorate. Moreover, there is no inconsistency between having communism or so************************m as the prevailing economic system and still have the checks and balances of a tripartite government.

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Old 09-10-2012, 09:28 AM
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But the populace would have to agree to continue maintaining a communist government.

Has there ever been a communist government that once in allowed their citizenry a choice? For that matter that didn't murder their own citizens?

Fruits... government direction of all aspects of society is completely at odds with a free citizenry.

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Old 09-10-2012, 10:20 AM
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But the populace would have to agree to continue maintaining a communist government.

Has there ever been a communist government that once in allowed their citizenry a choice? For that matter that didn't murder their own citizens?

Fruits... government direction of all aspects of society is completely at odds with a free citizenry.

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Again, you're confusing a totalitarian government with an economic system. Purported communism has only been tried in countries that had a history of authoritarian rule. The authoritarian rule came before the economic experiment. As Ben mentioned, actual communism has never been tried.

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