So, how are the Freepers handling the Socialist victory in France...

[TheMightyFavog]

Are there calls to once again call French Fries "Freedom Fries?"

[southernyankeebelle]

1. Well it will be Obama's fault. You watch everything is Obama's fault.

[Mass]

2. Dont know for the freepers, but seems that even dems get crazy

Here is Robert Reich's post today.

http://robertreich.org/post/22542609387

The Answer Isn’t Socialism; It’s Capitalism that Better Spreads the Benefits of the Productivity Revolution
SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012
Francois Hollande’s victory doesn’t and shouldn’t mean a movement toward socialism in Europe or elsewhere. Socialism isn’t the answer to the basic problem haunting all rich nations.
...
We don’t need socialism. We need a capitalism that works for the vast majority. The productivity revolution should be making our lives better — not poorer and more insecure. And it will do that when we have the political will to spread its benefits.

Hell, I thought he had a lot more understanding of what socialism means in Europe? Why does he fear a system where the state provides a decent safety net and tries to provide for its citizens (though it is far from perfect).

I dont disagree with his analysis of the problems in the West, but his paper suggests he has no idea what the left wing parties in Europe stand for (not far from what he is asking for). This is something I would expect from the freepers, but not from him.

[eridani]

3. These days "socialism" means in Europe what it means everywhere elst

A commitment to invest in public goods. Is there anyone anywhere (except for a few fringies) who thinks that the government should be making shoes instead of building the infrastructure that makes making and selling shoes and other things possible? Hoping Hollande doesn't knuckle under to the banksters.

[TheKentuckian]

8. Sad that when pressed even sensible people will stick to their religion and magical thinking

There is not nor has there ever been a capitalism that works for the vast majority of people because it is a system designed from the root to benefit the few at the expense of the many.

Technological advances and increasing efficiencies will make broadly beneficial capitalism even more unworkable as time marches on and our current lifestyle (and life) funding set up leaves more and more behind.

[Starry Messenger]

9. Not all liberals are democratic socialists or supporters of socialism.

That's why the Democratic Party is such a melange of economic philosophies. Liberalism is a catch-all phrase for the left in the US, but it was a philosophy that originally supported capitalism over feudalism.

[BOG PERSON]

16. yikes

[appleannie1]

4. here you go

Hmmmm....we may be seeing Germans marching through Paris again in about a year. (Just kidding....)


3 posted on Sun May 06 2012 14:14:42 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) by JoeDetweiler
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To: nuconvert
"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H. L. Mencken.
See how well socialism works when there is a lack of "other people's money" to redistribute.

4 posted on Sun May 06 2012 14:17:34 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) by PapaBear3625 (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. - George Orwell)
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Watching the race between Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande reminds me of watching the race between Barack Obama and Willard Romney...


5 posted on Sun May 06 2012 14:17:34 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) by aMorePerfectUnion ("I'm comfortable with a Romney win." - Pres. Jimmy Carter)
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To: nuconvert
France just stepped off the cliff.
Can hardly wait to see the 75% taxes
take effect.


6 posted on Sun May 06 2012 14:18:42 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: nuconvert
When will they ever learn....
But then again, we are next in line.

7 posted on Sun May 06 2012 14:21:15 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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Looks like France will be going the way of Greece and Spain. It’s going to get really ugly across the pond very soon.

[Skittles]

7. what a bunch of fucking idiots

as usual they are completely clueless, just repeating shit they've been told by their dittomasters

[HughBeaumont]

11. "See how well socialism works when there is a lack of "other people's money" to redistribute."

One can pretty much say the same thing about post-70s Crapitalism.

[provis99]

14. capitalism is all about redistributing wealth from the poor to the rich.

Robin Hood in reverse; essentially no different than economic feudalism, despite the claims of capitalists.

[virgogal]

5. Just curious,why wouldn't you check that yourself if you're interested?

[MineralMan]

6. Who cares?

Truly.

[fuddyduddy]

10. I'd think you'd care...

as you are a confessed former Free Republic reader.

[MineralMan]

13. Former. I quit going there in 2006.

But, hey...

[fascisthunter]

12. It Just Reinforces right wing Pundits' Talking Points

and their think tanks' objectives, that France is to be hated, not rejected, just hated.

[RZM]

15. I don't think people on the right care much about France or their elections

To the extent there will be a RW narrative about this, my guess is that it will be:

'Europe is a mess and the election results in Greece and France show this. The EU is in a hole and they don't know how to get out - the only thing the people there know for sure is that they don't want to have to pay for it. (insert inaccurate Obama comparison).'

[emilyg]

17. Go look and tell us.

[Dragonbreathp9d]

19. +1

I don't want to venture there with a Max Von Sydow type guide or I could loose my mind in the abyss!

[BanTheGOP]

18. France should IMMEDIATELY freeze the assets of EVERY French citizen worth over a million euros

France should IMMEDIATELY freeze the accounts of everyone over a million dollars UNTIL they get their mandatory 75% rates in place. There are reports that the rich are leaving, along with their ill-gotten fortunes from the productive sweat of the poor, to London.