Journal damn_registrars's Journal: A Serious Open Question for Conservatives 17
Can someone tell me why so many conservatives fear "socialists" so much? I see endless attempts by conservatives to label anything they don't like as "socialist".
And being as neither of the two main parties in this country are cunning a candidate that is anywhere near being an actual socialist, I don't understand what people are trying to accomplish when they inaccurately call Obama a "socialist".
Can anyone explain the reasoning behind this? What is it about socialism that conservatives fear? And why on earth do so many conservatives try so endlessly to apply the woefully inaccurate label of "socialist" to Obama?
And being as neither of the two main parties in this country are cunning a candidate that is anywhere near being an actual socialist, I don't understand what people are trying to accomplish when they inaccurately call Obama a "socialist".
Can anyone explain the reasoning behind this? What is it about socialism that conservatives fear? And why on earth do so many conservatives try so endlessly to apply the woefully inaccurate label of "socialist" to Obama?
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Ahhh, I got moderated down. You're apparently very skilled in fascism.
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Ahhh, I got moderated down. You're apparently very skilled in fascism.
One of my comments was moderated down in this (my) journal entry as well. I see yours was knocked down "flamebait", one of mine was moderated down "troll". Not sure who the joker is here that thinks they're making some great point by doing that to us.
Though some names do come to mind.
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I wish that one of the options on subscriptions was a flag to turn off moderation in journals. When I write something I want people to say whatever they want in response without having to worry about moderators. Maybe I should ask Pudge for this feature...
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I wish that one of the options on subscriptions was a flag to turn off moderation in journals. When I write something I want people to say whatever they want in response without having to worry about moderators
I agree with that.
Maybe I should ask Pudge for this feature...
Does Pudge still write code for slashdot? By his self-description it isn't entirely clear if he still does or not.
However, I would be surprised if he actually took seriously the input from evil liberals like us.
His is one of the conservative names around here that come to mind as possibly being responsible for those moderations...
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He does still write code for Slashdot. After about a decade of working for Slashdot he hasn't received a promotion in all that time, nor has he assume duties beyond what he was hired to do. He is the prototypical lazy slacker. Can't even be bothered to shave when he sings for would-be presidents.
Con Servatives (Score:2)
Delicious context-free data (Score:1, Troll)
statements like "This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets have created, and share its benefits more equitably. "
Do you have a source for that quote? Where was it reported? When did he say it, and what was he talking about? There are several ways that statement - if it is even accurate - could be interpreted when you offer it up in vacuo.
One alternate take on it would be that its benefits could include jobs - particularly domestic jobs. Would you be opposed to government action that encourage domestic job creation?
Its practically out of the communist manifesto
Have you actually read the communist manifesto? The fact that you try to place a context-free st
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I have read the communist manifesto
Then can you tell us where you come up with the notion that it supports your claims? I have read the manifesto, and I can tell you that it is about the means of production much more so than the distribution of wealth that you are so concerned about.
The whole problem really is that people are greedy and use thier power in bad ways.
That is a pretty generic statement. I don't think any reasonable person would try to argue that there is a system that is corruption-proof.
like the Green Party for the left
Ralph Nader and company don't reflect my views. And with the large number of Greens who feel that marijuana laws are s
Hilarious! (Score:2)
Is it even possible to write a troll in your own journal?
Most can't define socialism (Score:1)
I have a high regard for libertarian socialism myself. It's a real kind of socialism, though most can't define it. I also have a high regard for something called "robot socialism." What would be the condition of the world if the cost of production of real goods became as low as the cost of production for software? Do you suppose that we'd have a Richard Stallman of the automobile?
Do you suppose that GM and the other big companies would then eventually disappear, and a thriving market for individually produc
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Operating manual [bfi.org]...
Great quote from the page:
"As we industrialize, down goes the annual birth rate. If we survive, by 1985, the whole world will be industrialized..."
The dates might be a bit off, but the basic truth does hold up.