AKA socialism

If he knew what "socialism" meant, he might be able to make sense.

Canadian born, now U.S. citizen, Ted Cruz telling us what is wrong with the U.S. Perhaps he should just go back if he's this unhappy. I'd contribute $50 to his return ticket.

Republicans call him a socialist

The problem is, Republicans are stupid - they don't know what socialism means.

Socialism, according to Republicans...

Good words - Socialism

"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires." 
--John Steinbeck

Socialism

Calling Democrats names is fun for Republicans - if only they knew what the names meant...

From Acerbic Politics

The truth about socialism

Is America Becoming A Hellhole?

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The Way REpublicans View The U.S. Economic System

More Hypocrisy From The Right Wing

It wouldn't be hard to build a blog around nothing but documenting the hypocrisy of the right-wing in the American political system. It's almost funny, but it's hard to get past the fact that their lies and misleading statements are so destructive. Somehow or other relatively well-spoken folks who are as dumb as bricks manage to sell their message to those with the most to lose. They blow smoke up the asses of the poor and the stupid - telling them that, although they don't pay any taxes and get heaps of governmental assistance - that the Democrats' plan to tax and help out the poor won't be in their best interests.

I can't imagine how they get away with it and win as much support as they do.

Crooks and Liars posted some interesting information a week or so ago. Not that this is new - I've seen similar studies in the past - but given our economy this seems particularly relevant again.

Palin (R-AK) and Mark Sanford (R-SC) joined Texas' Rick Perry, Mississippi's Haley Barbour and Louisiana's Bobby Jindal in announcing they would reject some of the federal stimulus funds allocated to their states. But as the steady one-way flow of tax dollars and earmarks spreading the wealth from Washington to their states shows, de facto red state socialism is alive and well.

Socialism

I have to be careful here - I am a liberal - and I do agree with a moderate dollop of socialism in our government - but not to the exclusion of private ownership of business and resources - unless it is necessary for the general welfare. That's obviously a judgment call and I'm not sure that I'm the one to make that call on the balance between free markets and government control.

HOWEVER, where I'm going with this is - I spend a lot of time scouring the Internet for photos, videos, commentary on things of interest to me and I frequently run into images produced by conservative groups that label Democrats as socialists and commies. So it tickles me to think of Bush, Cheney & Co. as being the folks to try to ram a bill through Congress that is probably the most Communistic act ever undertaken by our country. It's cute.

Here are some photos of some of my favorite socialists...

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Republicans are The New Socialists

It's really kind of funny. The right-wingers within the Republican party often like to portray Democrats (liberals) as socialists - folks who support government ownership and government sharing of public resources. Now, with the Republicans in charge and with government taking over control of banks, mortgage companies and insurance companies, who are the REAL socialists.

Darksyde, over at Daily Kos, makes a few pertinent comments...

Welcome news comrades! We the People are now We the Owners. The People's Insurance Company, formerly known as AIG, was saved for the time being from the forces of capitalism by the new Union of Republican Socialists, formerly known as the GOP. Somewhere in the great beyond, the ghost of Karl Marx is grinning while the spirit of Adam Smith forks over the one dollar bet with an invisible hand:

In a move aimed at averting a new global economic shock, the US Federal Reserve agreed an unprecedented 85-billion-dollar rescue loan for American International Group. The deal, sealed late Tuesday, saved AIG from collapse and gave the US government a 79.9 percent stake in the insurance behemoth.

Now that the People own a major insurance company, it's fair to ask how the People's Insurance Company, along with the People's Mortgage Companies and the People's Investment Banks, will benefit the People who Own them. Can we expect lower premiums, equity sharing, and corporate perks for our hundreds of billions of dollars? Should we start checking our mailbox for dividend checks? Who gets paid first, claimants, bondholders, stockholders, or we the new taxpayer owners? We the Owners, want to know, and the Union of Socialist Republicans better damn well tell us, fast.