Why will American socialism be different?

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Star Member Baitball Blogger (22,637 posts)

Why will American socialism be different?That's the question that we need to answer for the skeptics


I had a short discussion with someone who had to flee her country when she was young because of a socialist regime and it dawned on me that potential voters may be judging Bernie by experiences that have no relevance in our country. What she said was, that the rich know what's coming and they have the resources to flee the country. I thought that was an odd remark since we have so many political checks and balances in place that would avoid the military takeovers that were common at one time in Latin America.

So, I'm just throwing it out there for those who are seeking minority votes from Latin Americans who may not understand that complete coups in America are near impossible. We will need to emphasize how Wall Street capitalism has harmed the economy, and that the socialism that will be introduced is a remedy to the imbalances that it has created.

Your friend is smart unlike you and your fellow DUmmies.

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[BannedFromDU]

     Maybe the Trump experience will be akin to the quarts of stuff you have to drink before a colonoscopy. It tastes like shit and it makes you feel sick, but on the other hand you shit out anything inside you. The only thing left is whatever is an actual tumor, which can then be sectioned away.

     Maybe we will shit out a bunch of liberals to Canada. I mean, they sure won't go where lots of brown people live.

[Big Dog]

It appears that the DUmmy is claiming the existence of some kind of...

American exceptionalism

Quick, DU. Kill it with fire!

[Ralph Wiggum]

That is some special kind of stupid.

[Movie buff- The Sequel]

". I thought that was an odd remark since we have so many political checks and balances in place that would avoid the military takeovers that were common at one time in Latin America."
Ultra- liberals like you DUmmies don't like the idea of checks and balances. That's why you constantly seek to give the president (If he/she is a Democrat or other such leftist) more and more unchecked power, and to then have the Senate and Supreme Court be controlled as much as possible by fellow ultra- leftists who'll let the Prez get away with anything.

[dutch508]

The only good thing to come out of a Communist take over of the USA is that they will round up all the leftists and shoot them.

[zeitgeist]

The only good thing to come out of a Communist take over of the USA is that they will round up all the leftists and shoot them.

Only some at first just to make a point.  The rest will be sent to agrarian retraining camps.  (Where they will starve to death growing food.)



Socialism fails the same way every time it is tried yet their hubris prevents liberals from figuring it out.  They can make it go.

[CollectivismMustDie]

The only good thing to come out of a Communist take over of the USA is that they will round up all the leftists and shoot them.

True enough, but what will be different about "american socialism", is who still has guns after that phase, and how they use them.

Probably not the answer the (D)Ummie was looking for though.

CMD