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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 850 Views
Oh, and just to add... Legolas - 21/09/2017 07:55:35 PM 723 Views
such as? Jeordam - 21/09/2017 08:16:48 PM 751 Views
Alright, let's see. Legolas - 21/09/2017 08:46:43 PM 759 Views
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Now I'm curious. Legolas - 21/09/2017 09:40:32 PM 609 Views
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He's right on socialism Tom - 25/09/2017 12:42:26 AM 667 Views
What about market socialism? Coops are decently popular. Ocean Spray is doing fine. *NM* Ghavrel - 25/09/2017 01:28:19 AM 357 Views
Ocean Spray is not a socialist venture in any way that I can see. Tom - 25/09/2017 01:45:44 AM 739 Views
Sure, by the original meaning of the word. Legolas - 25/09/2017 05:22:50 PM 680 Views
People misuse words all the time (cf. ironic). That's their problem. Tom - 25/09/2017 07:25:55 PM 678 Views
I'm making the argument... Legolas - 26/09/2017 07:12:56 PM 770 Views
Socialists are taking it back aerocontrols - 26/09/2017 08:03:39 PM 699 Views
...democratic... fascism? *NM* Ghavrel - 26/09/2017 08:22:36 PM 360 Views
Sure aerocontrols - 26/09/2017 08:32:17 PM 669 Views
It's an interesting idea. Ghavrel - 27/09/2017 02:19:19 AM 733 Views
Sounds like Singapore to me. *NM* aerocontrols - 27/09/2017 02:33:06 AM 344 Views
See, I wouldn't call Singapore democratic. Ghavrel - 27/09/2017 05:03:14 AM 611 Views
Did you see their hilarious presidential 'election' recently? *NM* Legolas - 27/09/2017 07:55:15 AM 392 Views
*shrug* aerocontrols - 27/09/2017 01:05:47 PM 631 Views
I think that's a weakness of your spectrum argument, though. Ghavrel - 27/09/2017 11:06:16 PM 568 Views
the non military is the further stretch random thoughts - 27/09/2017 02:16:03 PM 658 Views
lol aerocontrols - 27/09/2017 02:37:00 PM 645 Views
Hmm. Legolas - 27/09/2017 06:52:46 PM 667 Views
Almost missed this reply, hiding down here. aerocontrols - 27/09/2017 09:40:41 PM 653 Views
Uh. You say no, but what follows makes it sound like yes? Legolas - 27/09/2017 11:42:11 PM 753 Views
You're again making an idiotic argument Tom - 27/09/2017 07:25:36 PM 689 Views
Which you then did your best to prove? Thank you for that, by the way. Legolas - 27/09/2017 09:13:28 PM 728 Views
No, socialist is socialist. What is so hard about that? Tom - 28/09/2017 05:05:27 AM 645 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 733 Views
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It is? Like what? Legolas - 25/09/2017 06:37:01 PM 637 Views
By the by Jeordam - 25/09/2017 07:23:39 PM 637 Views
That's a good point. Legolas - 26/09/2017 06:44:13 PM 612 Views
I get it.... Jeordam - 26/09/2017 09:00:35 PM 592 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 610 Views
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Let's hold the phone here for a moment.... Jeordam - 26/09/2017 09:07:07 PM 621 Views
Too late to hold the phone! The horses are out of the barn. aerocontrols - 26/09/2017 09:20:06 PM 632 Views
Yeah. And not just Trump. Legolas - 26/09/2017 11:59:05 PM 616 Views
Re: Yeah. And not just Trump. aerocontrols - 27/09/2017 02:27:40 AM 626 Views
keep it in one thread n00b damookster - 27/09/2017 02:52:55 AM 681 Views
I saw a statistic somewhere in an article about the controversy... Legolas - 27/09/2017 06:47:04 PM 603 Views
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Don't confuse PC with social norms random thoughts - 27/09/2017 02:21:49 PM 576 Views
So... aerocontrols - 27/09/2017 02:39:01 PM 626 Views
and it has been very affective random thoughts - 28/09/2017 12:55:06 PM 653 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 677 Views
He was in town today, stumping for Luther Strange aerocontrols - 23/09/2017 03:58:49 AM 694 Views
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