Re: Socialism For Dummies or: Why Obama Isn't a Communist, Marxist, or Socialist

"Beware of those who seek to win an argument at the expense of the language. For the fact that they do is proof positive that their argument is false, and proof presumptive that they know it is.  A man who deliberately inflicts violence on the language will almost certainly inflict violence on human beings if he acquires the power. Those who treasure the meaning of words will treasure truth, and those who bend words to their purposes are very likely in pursuit of anti-social ones. The correct and honourable use of words is the first and natural credential of civilized status."  -- historian Paul Johnson

At 11:13 AM 10/20/2010, you wrote:

Thiose who use words as clubs are misguided bullies.

On 10/20/10, MJ <michaelj@america.net> wrote:
> How do you know that you are a socialist?
> October 22, 2008
> by Jeffrey Tucker
>
> This is one weird article in the Chicago Tribune. It quotes a real-life
> communist complaining about the "red baiting." One might suppose that if you
> call yourself a communist, you might be "read baited" just a bit.
>
> Otherwise the article is pretty mixed up. It denies that Obama is a
> socialist but says that socialism "involves espousing government control
> over a country's basic industries, like transportation, communication and
> energy, while also allowing some government regulation of private
> industries."
>
> By that standard, it would seem that that the entire political
> establishment, which approves of government control and regulation over darn
> near everything, is socialist.
>
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