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11 May 09 20:27

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11 May 09 20:27

Democracy is to politics.

Discuss!

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11 May 09 20:28

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Cement boots are to the drowning man.

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11 May 09 20:31

Originally posted by Palynka
Cement boots are to the drowning man.

Who the he11 wears cement boots?

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11 May 09 20:50

Originally posted by scherzo
Who the he11 wears cement boots?

Mafia victims.

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11 May 09 20:51

Originally posted by Palynka
Mafia victims.

I see.

Now, back to the topic at hand, as I'm not sure how Mafia victims are related to socialism inherently ....

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11 May 09 20:52

Socialism is too broad a concept to be generalised in such a way.

But then again, democracy is as well.

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11 May 09 20:53

Originally posted by KazetNagorra
Socialism is too broad a concept to be generalised in such a way.

But then again, democracy is as well.

Another similarity!

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11 May 09 20:56

...as 'too many cooks' are to the broth.

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11 May 09 20:57

Originally posted by spruce112358
...as 'too many cooks' are to the broth.

Now you're talking about capitalism. 🙄

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11 May 09 21:01

Originally posted by scherzo
Now you're talking about capitalism. 🙄

What do you think would help Gaza more right now:

A) Socialism
B) Free access to markets (i.e. Capitalism)

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11 May 09 21:05

Originally posted by spruce112358
What do you think would help Gaza more right now:

A) Socialism
B) Free access to markets (i.e. Capitalism)

Socialism.

But Gaza isn't relevant to this.

In capitalism, unrestricted capitalism, we get the robber barons. That's worse than Stalinism.

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11 May 09 21:06

Originally posted by scherzo
I see.

Now, back to the topic at hand, as I'm not sure how Mafia victims are related to socialism inherently ....

Let's try again:

Socialism is to the economy as cement boots are to a drowning man.

How, in your mind, does that relate Mafia victims to socialism inherently?

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11 May 09 21:09

Originally posted by Palynka
Let's try again:

Socialism is to the economy as cement boots are to a drowning man.

How, in your mind, does that relate Mafia victims to socialism inherently?

Aaaahh ...

Sorry 'bout that.

The cement boots are Paul Wolfowitz and Timothy Geithner. If it's a tripod, then Madoff is the third boot.

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11 May 09 21:10

Originally posted by scherzo
Aaaahh ...

Sorry 'bout that.

The cement boots are Paul Wolfowitz and Timothy Geithner. If it's a tripod, then Madoff is the third boot.

You're a bit thick, aren't you?

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11 May 09 21:12

Originally posted by Palynka
You're a bit thick, aren't you?

Just Marxist-Leninist.