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immoderate

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3. Even if you could force everyone to see this; even if you explain it...

Reply to Elmer S. E. Dump (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 10, 2015, 06:10 PM

Aug 2015

You can't understand it for them. For many, "deaf ears" summarizes it.

They can persist with "Hitler was a socialist." I only stifled that, when I challenged them to edit the post on types of socialism in wiki by adding National Socialism.

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5 Ways America Is Already Socialist [View all] mother earth Aug 2015 OP

If only you could force everyone to see this. Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #1

I say we remind the masses about how many good democratic socialists there are, and if you believe mother earth Aug 2015 #2

That would be great too. This video hits on a few of them. Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #5

Even if you could force everyone to see this; even if you explain it... immoderate Aug 2015 #3

I agree about the kind of people you refer to Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #4

There are those people too, but... immoderate Aug 2015 #8

There's never going to be a time when we can completely stamp out ignorance. It exists & for some mother earth Aug 2015 #9

Boo-yah! K&R (N/T) Old Crow Aug 2015 #6

"Socialism is as American as apple pie. Bought at a Walmart. With food stamps." valerief Aug 2015 #7

One lesson at a time, valerief. Don't shoot the messenger or the message, it is of great mother earth Aug 2015 #10

I agree it was a good message. A young person mentioning labor history instead valerief Aug 2015 #11

Some opinions are refreshing & thoughtful too, others, not so much. nt mother earth Aug 2015 #12