From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Nov 12 2002 - 12:58:45 MST
--- Dehede011@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 11/9/2002 2:06:56 AM Central Standard Time,
> avatarpolymorph@hotmail.com writes: I should say I don't think
> Americans
> understand socialism or social democracy in general. They tend to
> constantly
> confuse communism and socialism. Europeans understand these concepts.
>
> Now where have I heard that basic argument before? Tacky, tacky,
> tacky.
Yes, it's frequently said, but easily disproved. Socialism is communism
enforced with writs, regulations, unions, propaganda, and peer
pressure. Communism is socialism enforced with guns, stormtroopers,
tanks, gulags, reeducation camps, and jackbooted thuggery.
Socialism is compassionate communism. Communism is skinhead socialism.
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