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Hmm. Legolas Send a noteboard - 27/09/2017 06:52:46 PM

View original post"Good luck rehabbing the word 'socialist'", he said, insincerely.

View original postI mean, democratic, non-militaristic fascism works pretty well in places like Japan and Singapore, but they don't actually call it that!

If I'm understanding you correctly, you're saying that 'socialism' is comparable to 'fascism' in the sense that, regardless of its factual definition, it has such strong negative connotations that it's only ever used by detractors? That's really not the case outside the US, and even in the US it isn't the case among many, as far as I can see from the outside.
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You said something similar a while back. And really, I just don't get it. Legolas - 21/09/2017 07:52:31 PM 699 Views
Oh, and just to add... Legolas - 21/09/2017 07:55:35 PM 602 Views
such as? Jeordam - 21/09/2017 08:16:48 PM 646 Views
Alright, let's see. Legolas - 21/09/2017 08:46:43 PM 647 Views
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Now I'm curious. Legolas - 21/09/2017 09:40:32 PM 515 Views
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He's right on socialism Tom - 25/09/2017 12:42:26 AM 568 Views
What about market socialism? Coops are decently popular. Ocean Spray is doing fine. *NM* Ghavrel - 25/09/2017 01:28:19 AM 313 Views
Ocean Spray is not a socialist venture in any way that I can see. Tom - 25/09/2017 01:45:44 AM 633 Views
Sure, by the original meaning of the word. Legolas - 25/09/2017 05:22:50 PM 570 Views
People misuse words all the time (cf. ironic). That's their problem. Tom - 25/09/2017 07:25:55 PM 579 Views
I'm making the argument... Legolas - 26/09/2017 07:12:56 PM 651 Views
Socialists are taking it back aerocontrols - 26/09/2017 08:03:39 PM 596 Views
...democratic... fascism? *NM* Ghavrel - 26/09/2017 08:22:36 PM 316 Views
Sure aerocontrols - 26/09/2017 08:32:17 PM 571 Views
It's an interesting idea. Ghavrel - 27/09/2017 02:19:19 AM 554 Views
Sounds like Singapore to me. *NM* aerocontrols - 27/09/2017 02:33:06 AM 297 Views
See, I wouldn't call Singapore democratic. Ghavrel - 27/09/2017 05:03:14 AM 511 Views
Did you see their hilarious presidential 'election' recently? *NM* Legolas - 27/09/2017 07:55:15 AM 342 Views
*shrug* aerocontrols - 27/09/2017 01:05:47 PM 531 Views
I think that's a weakness of your spectrum argument, though. Ghavrel - 27/09/2017 11:06:16 PM 468 Views
the non military is the further stretch random thoughts - 27/09/2017 02:16:03 PM 561 Views
lol aerocontrols - 27/09/2017 02:37:00 PM 543 Views
Hmm. Legolas - 27/09/2017 06:52:46 PM 561 Views
Almost missed this reply, hiding down here. aerocontrols - 27/09/2017 09:40:41 PM 520 Views
Uh. You say no, but what follows makes it sound like yes? Legolas - 27/09/2017 11:42:11 PM 609 Views
You're again making an idiotic argument Tom - 27/09/2017 07:25:36 PM 579 Views
Which you then did your best to prove? Thank you for that, by the way. Legolas - 27/09/2017 09:13:28 PM 616 Views
No, socialist is socialist. What is so hard about that? Tom - 28/09/2017 05:05:27 AM 535 Views
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As if there wasn't enough getting and not getting in this thread already. Pick one! Legolas - 27/09/2017 12:13:13 AM 629 Views
I made the mistake of bothering to try reading a New York Times article Tom - 29/09/2017 12:38:07 AM 710 Views
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I can see where you're coming from... Jeordam - 21/09/2017 08:50:03 PM 616 Views
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PC is about much more than not saying things to offend people random thoughts - 22/09/2017 01:26:16 PM 597 Views
It is? Like what? Legolas - 25/09/2017 06:37:01 PM 545 Views
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That's a good point. Legolas - 26/09/2017 06:44:13 PM 510 Views
I get it.... Jeordam - 26/09/2017 09:00:35 PM 492 Views
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Trump lost credibility to me on the 'anti-PC' / 'pro free speech' issue aerocontrols - 26/09/2017 07:54:06 PM 506 Views
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Let's hold the phone here for a moment.... Jeordam - 26/09/2017 09:07:07 PM 480 Views
Too late to hold the phone! The horses are out of the barn. aerocontrols - 26/09/2017 09:20:06 PM 521 Views
Yeah. And not just Trump. Legolas - 26/09/2017 11:59:05 PM 485 Views
Re: Yeah. And not just Trump. aerocontrols - 27/09/2017 02:27:40 AM 520 Views
keep it in one thread n00b damookster - 27/09/2017 02:52:55 AM 559 Views
I saw a statistic somewhere in an article about the controversy... Legolas - 27/09/2017 06:47:04 PM 499 Views
80% of the players may be black but a similar percentage of the fans are white random thoughts - 28/09/2017 12:59:57 PM 508 Views
Makes sense. But if 80 percent of your players is taking the other position... Legolas - 28/09/2017 06:43:23 PM 806 Views
Don't confuse PC with social norms random thoughts - 27/09/2017 02:21:49 PM 474 Views
So... aerocontrols - 27/09/2017 02:39:01 PM 525 Views
and it has been very affective random thoughts - 28/09/2017 12:55:06 PM 545 Views
Re: You said something similar a while back. And really, I just don't get it. Cannoli - 22/09/2017 11:59:19 PM 576 Views
He was in town today, stumping for Luther Strange aerocontrols - 23/09/2017 03:58:49 AM 587 Views
You're an Alabamian, huh? Me too! TyrReborn - 26/09/2017 06:05:24 PM 475 Views
I'm a Kansan, I live in 'Bama aerocontrols - 26/09/2017 06:19:13 PM 514 Views
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