From: Rafal Smigrodzki (rms2g@virginia.edu)
Date: Tue Nov 12 2002 - 14:10:24 MST
Mike Lorrey wrote:
> --- 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.
>
### I really like these words. Soundbites, yes, but very pithy ones.
Rafal
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