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2016 Postmortem

FairWinds

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20. A Really Biggie, not mentioned yet . .

Reply to pinebox (Original post)

Sat Jan 30, 2016, 08:00 PM

Jan 2016

is public water and sewer systems.

They have done far more to protect us, and improve and lengthen our quality of life
than all the militaristic adventurers put together.

No joke, before we had this on Western Lake Erie we had periodic ginormous cholera epidemics. They used to call it "Lake Fever," and took until the middle 1800's or later to figure out what caused it. (Read the Ghost Map.)

Instead of Veterans Day, we should have Water Treatment Workers Day.

PAX, Veterans For Peace

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So about that whole "socialism" thing [View all] pinebox Jan 2016 OP

Oh Yeah! ypsfonos Jan 2016 #1

Yup! pinebox Jan 2016 #5

In America, nearly everyone supports socialist programs, just don't call it that. Hoyt Jan 2016 #2

The times they are a changing pinebox Jan 2016 #8

whenever someone starts bellyaching about paying taxes farleftlib Jan 2016 #3

heh yup I do the same pinebox Jan 2016 #7

That's why Lawrence O'Donnell calls republicans socialists. Renew Deal Jan 2016 #4

Which makes no sense UNLESS pinebox Jan 2016 #6

His point is that republicans have helped put a lot of these things in place AND Renew Deal Jan 2016 #9

Gotchya pinebox Jan 2016 #10

Hell yeah. The Repubs love their health care, elias49 Jan 2016 #11

And there's plenty of examples. Craig T. Nelson, the Bundy clan, etc. Renew Deal Jan 2016 #12

Yep RobertEarl Jan 2016 #13

K&R Paka Jan 2016 #14

I'm not a Socalist Lordquinton Jan 2016 #19

Unicorns are socialist! Paka Jan 2016 #26

I need a browser filter to replace words Lordquinton Jan 2016 #29

K & R democrank Jan 2016 #15

Thanks! tecelote Jan 2016 #16

Some of my favorites: TryLogic Jan 2016 #17

K & R ! TIME TO PANIC Jan 2016 #18

A Really Biggie, not mentioned yet . . FairWinds Jan 2016 #20

I think there's MORE: Festivito Jan 2016 #21

none of those things are socialism wilt the stilt Jan 2016 #37

Wrong. They all are. They all affect the means of production. Festivito Jan 2016 #38

You really should understand the definition sprts Jan 2016 #22

Bernie is a Democratic Socialist. Curmudgeoness Jan 2016 #25

And in his own words he admits he is not a socialist. sprts Jan 2016 #31

Please do not be a jerk . . FairWinds Jan 2016 #40

Excuse me? pinebox Jan 2016 #33

Socialize YES...Privatize NO SHRED Jan 2016 #23

Bernie, shite or get off the pot! dubyadiprecession Jan 2016 #24

K&R Iggy Knorr Jan 2016 #27

Socialism ends in "ism". guillaumeb Jan 2016 #28

Bernie Sanders doesn't consider the US a socialist country. Eric J in MN Jan 2016 #30

Where do you REALLY experience socialist society? MasonDreams Jan 2016 #32

according to fox news democratic socialist = communist ! stonecutter357 Jan 2016 #34

Damn right. LS_Editor Jan 2016 #35

Bernie's Democratic socialism MasonDreams Jan 2016 #36

Hey Mr. SPRTS . . FairWinds Jan 2016 #39

And yet these two terms do not poll well Gothmog Jan 2016 #41