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2016 Postmortem

EEO

(1,620 posts) Tue Aug 12, 2014, 10:54 PM Aug 2014

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If you are being called a socialist by the same people who want government hands off medicare...

You may not be dealing with the most educated people. And the conservatives thrive in mud pits of ignorance.

Solutions?

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If you are being called a socialist by the same people who want government hands off medicare... (Original Post) EEO Aug 2014 OP

I always respond to people that call me a socialist... Chan790 Aug 2014 #1

You can't call me a socialist unless you can correctly define the word AND kcass1954 Aug 2014 #2

So I value people over corporations? Fearless Aug 2014 #3

Explain Medicare erpowers Aug 2014 #4

Chan790

(20,176 posts)

1. I always respond to people that call me a socialist...

Reply to EEO (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 10:35 AM

Aug 2014

with "You say that like it's a bad thing. I'd rather be a socialist than conservative."

kcass1954

(1,819 posts)

2. You can't call me a socialist unless you can correctly define the word AND

Reply to EEO (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 01:26 PM

Aug 2014

explain why you believe I am one.

Fearless

(18,421 posts)

3. So I value people over corporations?

Reply to EEO (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 02:44 PM

Aug 2014

I agree.

erpowers

(9,350 posts)

4. Explain Medicare

Reply to EEO (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 05:44 PM

Aug 2014

Explain to them that Medicare is a government created and run program. The government's hands are already all over the program

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