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Christian Wilson7 said:How can a country truly be considered socialist if its entire economy is built on private corporations, much like what we see in Scandinavia?
Christian Wilson7 said:To the Republicans, even Obama counts as a socialist. But honestly, their economic arguments don't hold water because the government footprint and bureaucracy there are kept to an absolute minimum—the state hardly ever interferes. They use tax revenue to fund robust social safety nets while letting a massive private sector drive everything. In those countries, huge private corporations are actually the backbone of the economy, not endless layers of government bureaucrats.
The forum seems to be acting up a bit.
Christian Wilson7 said:God, how embarrassing. There isn't a purer example of capitalism than Scandinavia. You won't find any countries with more economic freedom and less government intervention.
Paul Thomas46 said:True enough—I've heard life is absolutely brutal in Scandinavia and the Benelux countries... 🙏
Honestly, those folks don't even realize how tough things actually are—maybe someone should go enlighten them... 🙏
(Now I'm just sitting here waiting for you to explain how life is supposedly "struggling" in places where over 60% of the population is solid middle class—by their own standards, anyway—and how everyone is being exploited and left with nothing...)
rustywalker1 said:And how exactly are those fringe groups any worse than the "total political amateurs" currently in charge? Are they somehow even less qualified?except we already tried that a few times. the results speak for themselves.
but surely we aren't quite desperate enough to hand the keys to the country to every random person off the street
It's five minutes to midnight; this isn't the time for reckless experiments.
Hannah White57 said:Give me a break, people! We’re already stuck with total political amateurs running the show, and now you guys want to hand the keys over to someone like Martin Luther King Jr. or Donald Trump? It’s easy to sit around spinning these "what if" fairy tales about how things could be perfect, but let’s get real for a second. You actually have to ask: can these people even execute a plan? Do they have any actual expertise to drive real change?
Look, I totally get it. People are fed up and bitter with the big mainstream parties, but we shouldn't be so desperate that we just hand the entire country over to every random loudmouth off the street.
We’re in survival mode right now—this is not the time for wild experiments or playing games with our future.
neonhound18 said:To me, he comes across as someone who simply hasn't found anything more productive to do with his time than to scribble out nonsense that borders on the delusional, because I truly cannot fathom how a person with even a grain of reason could write posts claiming that Karl Marx proved everything ages ago. 🤣
Grace Wood5 said:🙏🙏🙏🤣🤣🤣🤣🙏🙏🙏
That’s the best joke I’ve read in a long time.
crimsonwolf20 said:🤣90% of the capitalist world is stuck living in absolute misery—the only ones actually doing well are those tiny elite groups acting like parasites, sucking the life out of the other 90% for over a century now.
🤣Your precious USA spends way more on weapons than the rest of the world combined—so why? If they were truly that ideologically superior, why would they need to keep everyone else terrified just to maintain their grip?
But seriously, have you ever even stopped to wonder how they actually generate enough value to fund the most powerful, tech-heavy military in human history?
They absolutely crushed your socialist idols—first Hitler, then Stalin during the Cold War, which ended with a massive, stronger America and the total collapse of the USSR. That double defeat for socialism is clearly still a huge sore spot for you socialists, isn't it? ...Well, hey, what can I say? If it hurts, it hurts!😁
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crimsonwolf20 said:Entrepreneurs, huh? I assume you mean the workers, the business owners, and all those other free individuals out there swapping value for value voluntarily and without anyone forcing their hand? They are the literal backbone of value creation in any society! That’s why countries that actually respect individual economic freedom end up way more prosperous than the ones that systematically crushed it in the name of revolution, the people, or the common good—or whatever other collectivist nonsense is used to trick the masses.
Do you honestly still believe that everyone is just profiting off someone else's back? Like the economy is some kind of zero-sum game? Please! That’s just an old, debunked Marxist cliché that doesn't hold any water at all. Value is *created*. In a free market, if you want someone to voluntarily reward you with their hard-earned money, you actually have to satisfy the customer. If you want output from a worker, you have to satisfy them too. You’ve gotta be better, faster, and more capable than the competition! And let’s be real—workers are perfectly free to sell their labor to whoever they want, so there's absolutely no such thing as "exploitation." That's just more Marxist ramblings from megalomaniacs and sociopaths who want to control everyone else's lives and property. I mean, seriously, did tens of millions of people flee socialist ruins for the capitalist West because they were expecting to be exploited by big business? No way! They wanted to earn an honest living and have the freedom to build their own lives—something socialism steals from people everywhere. They literally risked their lives and their families' safety just to escape those socialist tyrannies.
Any ideology that tries to kill off the natural market of free people—whether it's various flavors of collectivism like fascism, socialism, or communism, or even today's anti-freedom activists—never ends well. Period. 👍
Ryan Carter3 said:The human psyche is truly fascinating. It seems as though we are hardwired to bow down to authority. There have been psychological experiments that illustrate quite vividly just how far people will go into the realms of sadism and masochism when an authority figure commands them to—or at least gives them the green light.
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Imagine what would happen if, after the next election, we ended up with a Prime Minister and a Secretary of the Treasury who were complete outsiders from the fringes of politics. Just try to picture that scenario.
This current administration has been relentlessly violating its own citizens for decades, but since they actually hold the reins of power—something those two fringe characters don't—they aren't just ridiculous fools or idiots.
Those two outliers are absolute geniuses in the eyes of anyone who has ever held actual power in this country.
I also find the mechanics and psychology of power to be captivating. Machiavelli wrote about this ages ago. The more of a sociopathic, evil bastard you are, the further you climb. For instance, the classic pyramid of power is structured so that a sociopathic, manipulative monster sits at the very top, while directly beneath them sits one or more total morons. The only difference here is that currently, the moron is sitting at the top.
Unfortunately, the rules of power dictate that the "good guys" always end up coming in last.
But even the good guys—which is exactly what those two are—can finish first if they actually learn how to play the game. 😉
crimsonwolf20 said:Man, if only we actually lived in a real capitalist system! But let's be real—there isn't even a shred of actual capitalism here. There’s zero legal framework to protect anyone, and the market is basically crippled in a million different ways because the government won't stop sticking its nose in everything. It’s all just this massive political machine running on leftovers from a failed socialist experiment—I'm talking about total tax fascism, state monopolies controlling every essential service, those pathetic public monopolies that can't get anything right, and just a straight-up contempt for private entrepreneurs who are forced to foot the bill for it all. Seriously.
The party hacks and their little followers just keep clinging to these socialist delusions, even when common sense is staring them right in the face. We've had hardcore socialists running the show for twenty-five years now within a system that isn't even supposed to be socialist—and honestly? That’s exactly why we’re sinking fast. 👍
crimsonwolf20 said:Ugh, the mother of all naive socialist platitudes. 👍
Oh sure, some "new and honest" folks will magically save us through centralized control—as if every single one of them before them, along with those hundreds of thousands of socialists whose leadership drove every socialist regime straight into the ground, were just bad socialists. They weren't honest—not a single one in the entire history of socialism, imagine that! What a coincidence. 😲
But these guys right now? They're honest and righteous while playing around with everyone else's money and holding massive, concentrated power over the personal and economic freedoms of every citizen!
Because it's always the "bad people" who are responsible for the catastrophic economic failures of socialism, never the system itself...
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Casey Fowler said:What army were you even in? Either this forum is glitching or you've just completely lost your mind.
Justin Wilson said:It seems like in America, the only things the government actually wants to make public are veteran registries and debtor lists. This sudden urge from the authorities to drag their own people through the mud is... unusual, to say the least.
The El Paso Defense Command has requested the publication of the following:
1. A full list of everyone involved in the privatization era—specifically their roles and the exact dollar amounts involved.
2. All members of the Aggressor Name military during the Homeland War, including details on any final convictions for crimes committed during the Homeland Defense War (this should include those still evading American justice).
3. Every American citizen who failed to respond to mobilization during the Homeland Defense War, including the specific names of the politicians and officials responsible.
4. A list of all judicial officers involved in the political trials that resulted in convictions during the former era.
5. Everyone who held positions within the intelligence agencies of the old regime, specifically naming those who ordered or carried out liquidations both domestically and abroad.
6. Anyone who was permitted to swap private stock portfolios for shares in the State Insurance Company.
7. The asset registry for the former Communist Party of America and its successor, the Social Democratic Party, covering 1988 to 1991, along with a complete record of all property holdings and financial transactions from 1988 through 2013.
redhawk76 said:I am convinced that in his healing process, Mr. Doe likely utilized medical support and pharmacology (just as 99% of people would need to), alongside the help and understanding of his immediate community. That is normal, understandable, natural, and... truly beautiful if it leads to the kind of success Doe has achieved!
As for that 1% (though I used the figure figuratively, and it’s likely much smaller...) who are capable of forgetting and forgiving "on their own," without medication or psychological assistance, continuing to live as if nothing happened... I suspect they have an issue... perhaps with some sort of evolutionary intelligence.
I certainly do not view Mr. Doe as part of that group, and I believe that should have been clear to anyone reading with even a modicum of focus.
Over & out.
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Still, I can't help but wonder how I ended up being "misunderstood"... Re-reading my initial post... From my perspective, everything seems clearly stated, but let's try this one more time:
1. Doe had the help of medicine and drugs to heal himself, which is great!
2. 99% of people could also only forgive with that kind of assistance, combined with their own desire and strength to recover, and that is "normal" and natural (because feeling intolerance toward one's killers, rapists, or tormentors is "normal" and natural... and fighting to adopt a different stance is actually an impossible mission without outside help.)
3. My belief is that given the magnitude of the tragedy Doe endured, the vast majority of people wouldn't be able to "process" it alone, nor could they continue to live "normally" after everything without medical aid. Therefore, those who *are* able to move past such things, to forgive, and to exist without bitterness or "hate" without medication... again—in my view—have a different problem entirely, which I colloquially refer to as diminished intelligence, manifested as an "inappropriate reaction" to external events... (since the "normal" and evolutionarily natural reaction to what all American "Does" have survived is certainly not just moving on...)
4. Consequently, I do not consider or categorize Mr. Doe among those I colloquially call people of "diminished intelligence"!