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

A totalitarian state thrives on propaganda, and there is no more effective way to limit thought than to control the language itself.  By changing definitions of words through continual association, any serious discussion involving the concepts that the words represents becomes hopelessly muddled.The words "democracy," "hate" and "racism" immediately comes to mind. -- Thomas Sowell

At 11:17 AM 10/20/2010, you wrote:

Beware of pundits and twisted pretzel logic.

On 10/20/10, MJ <michaelj@america.net> wrote:
>
> "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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>> Tommy
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