tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083631778466807712.post2322932794481106696..comments2017-09-19T14:04:19.255-04:00Comments on Measured out with coffee spoons: Socialism in AmericaGrettaluluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05071837865623081179noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083631778466807712.post-8601778402361377722011-02-14T13:18:38.529-05:002011-02-14T13:18:38.529-05:00If socialism mean protecting the health of all cit...If socialism mean protecting the health of all citizens rather than the profits of Big Med then every other civilized country in the world is socialist, so the term loses all meaning.The Old Perfessornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083631778466807712.post-76602381166209705102011-02-14T11:34:45.314-05:002011-02-14T11:34:45.314-05:00Some thoughts on socialism and the US:
1) Sociali...Some thoughts on socialism and the US:<br /><br />1) Socialism doesn't scale very well. It works much better in small, homogeneous countries. It works very well at the family level.<br /><br />2) Our country was/is horribly disfigured by the Confederates. The South was based on low wage labor, and the Confederates have always been out to lower our wages.<br /><br />3) Socialism is good for some things (i.e., health care), not so good for other things (i.e., consumer goods, agriculture). If only things in this country weren't so binary.<br /><br />4) One thing Europe got right that we didn't was that they don't means test benefits. There are no better allies rich, right wing allies.LeftWingPhariseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06806984870360698439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083631778466807712.post-77861250497456285942011-02-14T11:11:18.471-05:002011-02-14T11:11:18.471-05:00Cosmic Navel Lint, there are 4 US states which are...Cosmic Navel Lint, there are 4 US states which are technically "commonwealths". Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, I believe.LeftWingPhariseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06806984870360698439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083631778466807712.post-14982450214046878612011-02-14T05:45:19.754-05:002011-02-14T05:45:19.754-05:00There's one very important word which you'...There's one very important word which you've not used here, Gretta, and one which is used to describe certain US states, but not all, but one which describes and readily applies to the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada: 'commonwealth' - indeed, the former British Empire is now called 'The Commonwealth'.<br /><br />In contrast, by-and-large, the US is all about personal wealth and beggar-thy-neighbour.Cosmic Navel Linthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301190881761763414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083631778466807712.post-81414075527002697412011-02-14T05:28:05.383-05:002011-02-14T05:28:05.383-05:00Nice piece, Grette. Thought you'd enjoy this t...Nice piece, Grette. Thought you'd enjoy this too:<br /><br /><a href="http://cosmicnavellint.blogspot.com/2009/11/brief-history-of-socialist-plots-to-end.html" rel="nofollow">A Brief History of Socialist Plots to End the American Way of Life </a>Cosmic Navel Linthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301190881761763414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083631778466807712.post-81574843391740488962011-02-13T20:17:16.431-05:002011-02-13T20:17:16.431-05:00I enjoyed the article & shared it with my Poli...I enjoyed the article & shared it with my Political Science professor.Nick L Galehttp://www.facebook.com/nlgalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083631778466807712.post-88236675089095011602011-02-13T17:15:34.597-05:002011-02-13T17:15:34.597-05:00This should be etched at the foot of Mount Rushmor...This should be etched at the foot of Mount Rushmore. A wonderful piece! Thank you so much for pointing me to it.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Tom DeganTom Deganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911175264811957550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083631778466807712.post-78359839517765555132011-02-13T16:20:29.495-05:002011-02-13T16:20:29.495-05:00Your fine post came to me via a friend of mine who...Your fine post came to me via a friend of mine who works at The Smithsonian in DC and now it has been shared out to my own community via Facebook; well done! I couldn't have said it better myself and I HAVE tried!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569442682455340958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083631778466807712.post-48944402173839185042011-02-13T15:56:45.150-05:002011-02-13T15:56:45.150-05:00wonderfully done - I have shared it, and thank you...wonderfully done - I have shared it, and thank you for your workkevin cummingshttp://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/Netgraffitinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083631778466807712.post-77316024023721769342011-02-13T15:13:46.518-05:002011-02-13T15:13:46.518-05:00bravo....I love it when the truth is told.bravo....I love it when the truth is told.Jeff Elvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266053926549487864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083631778466807712.post-34193799163890071472011-02-11T22:09:00.947-05:002011-02-11T22:09:00.947-05:00This was your best ever. very informative. I still...This was your best ever. very informative. I still can't believe you weren't a government professor! Thanks for sharing very , very informative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083631778466807712.post-45991204937358387652011-02-11T21:29:40.105-05:002011-02-11T21:29:40.105-05:00You tell them, girl!You tell them, girl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com