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raccoon

(31,110 posts) Fri Jan 10, 2014, 08:17 AM Jan 2014

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So if you're against extreme income inequality, does that make you a socialist?

big time.

Seems to be the meme some right-wingers are pushing.

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So if you're against extreme income inequality, does that make you a socialist? (Original Post) raccoon Jan 2014 OP

To the right wing anyone to the left of Temujin is a socialist- or worse. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #1

Not that there's anything wrong with that. IntravenousDemilo Jan 2014 #2

It makes you a 'damn European socialist'. We all KNOW how their society is collapsing from too pampango Jan 2014 #3

yes. Democratic regulation of the economy is a form of socialism. Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #4

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

1. To the right wing anyone to the left of Temujin is a socialist- or worse.

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Fri Jan 10, 2014, 08:19 AM

Jan 2014

IntravenousDemilo

(5,431 posts)

2. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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Fri Jan 10, 2014, 08:19 AM

Jan 2014

pampango

(24,692 posts)

3. It makes you a 'damn European socialist'. We all KNOW how their society is collapsing from too

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 08:38 AM

Jan 2014

little income inequality.

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

4. yes. Democratic regulation of the economy is a form of socialism.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 08:39 AM

Jan 2014

And we should stop being afraid of our democratic socialist new deal heritage.

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