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In reply to the discussion: LOL---Cali battling the pinheads at Jackpine is a sight to behold. [View all]Human101948
(3,457 posts)112. Forbes magazine, the 'Captialist Tool,' disagrees with you...
Socialism means government ownership of the means of production, and governments necessarily own the land on which roads are constructed. Therefore, governments are always going to be involved in the provision of roads; the only question is what role the government should play.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2012/05/24/were-all-infrastructure-socialists/#15aec257cd91
You are probably confusing socialism with communism which is not uncommon due to the incessant propaganda conflating the two.
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Putin's a flippin' wierdo. He's like those hammer murderers, but with a little more cooth. Maybe.
LuvLoogie
Jul 2016
#106
could be! the revelations of paid Russian troll whistleblowers have shown us that
uhnope
Jul 2016
#149
I think Sanders had and still has a lot of genuine people who like him
The Second Stone
Jul 2016
#25
"I have despised the Clintons for a quarter of a century, way before I ever heard of Bernie Sanders"
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Jul 2016
#46
Well, yes. It really is obvious who remains: those who are supporting the Democratic candidate.
Squinch
Jul 2016
#135
thank you, fellow Tarheel--I'm spending time there too now b/c of silenced speech here n/t
zazen
Jul 2016
#87
Questions- If they return post election because that site is a boring shithole, do we...
snooper2
Jul 2016
#131
That's new. Piners used to have an entire forum dedicated to trashing DU and individual DUers.
Squinch
Jul 2016
#138
It was a very popular forum. It was named something like "Third Way Sites." Of course.
Squinch
Jul 2016
#163
I think it's disgusting that a "progressive" says they will vote for a Rethug Congress critter....
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Jul 2016
#47
Interesting where the most level-headed, and least-snarky posts on this thread are coming from.
villager
Jul 2016
#21
what are you talking about, at this point JPR is to the right of discussionist
snooper2
Jul 2016
#132
I have all the faith in the world about Cali. She is a woman that knows her mind. Agree or not. Nt
seabeyond
Jul 2016
#54
If she was here right now I would point out to her that NO, THEY ARE NOT EQUALLY
still_one
Jul 2016
#60
If you're using the Tom and Jerry analogy--Here's an episode for here
DianaForRussFeingold
Jul 2016
#66
Off-topic, but are they using the same forum software as the original DU?
PersonNumber503602
Jul 2016
#107