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Feb 12 2020 11:48pm
Quote (excellence @ Feb 13 2020 04:44pm)
Nordic states are considered socialist and the state owns production of the most important resources.
same with Venezuela

'workers' can work for the state

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They also outright deny that they are socialist..
Dumb americans calling everything socialism does not mean it is socialism.
Words have definitions, what is being described is not socialism, it shares some aspects but so does capitalism.
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Feb 12 2020 11:52pm
Quote (cambovenzi @ 13 Feb 2020 05:35)
Yes I used different words to briefly describe the list of claims than what the smear site used.
How dare I not use the language you want when describing something.
You are a whiny bitch and think I should have described the book in a more negative light. Ok? Does that mean i am defending white supremacy? No.

That is not support for white supremacy.

My stated intention from the start was to point out that the SPLC is not a reputable site, and to hone in on actual credible allegations and arguments by explicitly asking you to point out any you thought were particularly damning.

You instead chose to go on an idiotic tirade accusing me of supporting white nationalism and being an apologist for white supremacy and are now clinging to it months later.

I am not a white supremacist or fascist, idiot. I openly and consistently condemn fascism, communism and all forms of government aggression and evil.
Meanwhile you shill for big government and socialism and seek to undermine the rights and liberties of Americans from abroad.

Deep down you know I am not, but you are trying to smear me as one anyways because you are a garbage person and don't have the intellect and knowledge to challenge me on the issues and actual arguments.


'garbage person' says the idiot who keeps defending white supremacy scum. not even you can be stupid enough to think that there's no difference between 'using different words to convey the same sentiment', and 'blatantly and repeatedly playing down the promotion of white genocide propaganda, and racist policies'.

the fact that you STILL haven't acknowledged that stephen miller is a white supremacist, who quite obviously holds some extremely bigoted views, and is behind some of the most egregiously racist policies of the trump administration, completely destroys your token pearl clutching and disclaimers.

the best case scenario is that you're simply too stupid to realise that, but your continued dishonesty clearly suggests that you're deliberately defending him. that just objectively makes you a white nationalism apologist - either because you're so petty that you just don't want to admit i'm right / because you're a trump cultist and therefore have to defend everything he and his lackeys do / or because you share his views.
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Feb 12 2020 11:55pm
Quote (ThatAlex @ Feb 13 2020 12:44am)
There is no private ownership in communism. Everything is communally owned. This is the key difference.

The real question is how much we want government or a state entity to control aspects of production, distribution and exchange of goods and services.

Right now, the majority of our society thinks that services such as K-12 public education and medical care for the elderly and disabled (Medicare), for instance, are reasonable amounts of government intervention in the production, distribution and exchange of goods and services.

Discussions about whether Sanders is a communist or not are often unproductive. Sanders is proposing we move the needle further toward more government ownership/intervention in some areas such as health care and education. This should be the focus of discussion imo.


Yeah i'm not on board with a careful pro-sanders reframing of the issues that tries to shield him from criticism

He is not merely advocating a mild or reasonable sounding increase in the size and scope of an already massive and inefficient government.
He has already endorsed the insane Green Leap Forward and advocates extreme tax increases and regulations.

He is a socialist advocating MASSIVE transformative changes, with a history of praising the worst socialist and communist regimes in the world.
He is a rabid anti-capitalist authoritarian seeking to become president of the United States.
No thanks.


Sanders should be identified for what he is and condemned.

This post was edited by cambovenzi on Feb 13 2020 12:10am
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Feb 13 2020 12:09am
Quote (fender @ Feb 13 2020 12:52am)
'garbage person' says the idiot who keeps defending white supremacy scum.


Is that what i'm doing?
do you think that is an intelligent response to what I said?

Questioning whether the smears against someone are legitimate or not is not defending white supremacy.

But of course you are the type of person that would get mad and smear others for intellectual honesty and rigor.
How dare anyone question you or your SPLC links. WHITE SUPREMACISTS!!

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'blatantly and repeatedly playing down the promotion of white genocide propaganda, and racist policies'.

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the fact that you STILL haven't acknowledged that stephen miller is a white supremacist, who quite obviously holds some extremely bigoted views, and is behind some of the most egregiously racist policies of the trump administration, completely destroys your token pearl clutching and disclaimers.


He recommended a popular anti-mass immigration book.
You can stick all the labels on it you want and you are free to think that is a major and damning act, but people who don't necessarily agree with you and don't choose the same language aren't defending 'white supremacy'.
Being against mass immigration is a valid position for someone to advocate with many reasons behind it, regardless of our own stances on immigration.
Calling everyone who is against mass immigration a racist white supremacist isnt going to make them or the reasons for their concerns go away.

Somehow I doubt Miller is behind affirmative action and minimum wage laws :)

'You dont agree with me and my smear site therefore you are white supremacist too!!!'

Disagreement with an idiot =/= white supremacy
Thought i'd spell that one out for you more clearly.



I am entirely open to the possibility that Miller has some terrible views and could be a white supremacist or white nationalist.
Many of the claims in the disgraced SPLC article were downright laughable and are not real or compelling proof.
This isn't very difficult to understand.

Not jumping to agree with your smears isn't somehow proof that I am a white supremacist, idiot.

This post was edited by cambovenzi on Feb 13 2020 12:13am
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Feb 13 2020 12:23am
Quote (Plaguefear @ 13 Feb 2020 00:48)
They also outright deny that they are socialist..
Dumb americans calling everything socialism does not mean it is socialism.
Words have definitions, what is being described is not socialism, it shares some aspects but so does capitalism.

>socializing resources isn’t socialism because someone said so

so·cial·ism
/ˈsōSHəˌlizəm/

a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

government is meant to represent “the community as a whole” lmao

stuck to glugging oil for money and then blaming the rich for “the worlds problems”
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Quote (excellence @ Feb 13 2020 05:23pm)
>socializing resources isn’t socialism because someone said so

so·cial·ism
/ˈsōSHəˌlizəm/

a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

government is meant to represent “the community as a whole” lmao

stuck to glugging oil for money and then blaming the rich for “the worlds problems”


Since when has that ever been the case?
The most democratic countries on earth are lucky to get 50%.
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Quote (white supremacy apologist @ 13 Feb 2020 07:09)
Is that what i'm doing?
do you think that is an intelligent response to what I said?

Questioning whether the smears against someone are legitimate or not is not defending white supremacy.

But of course you are the type of person that would get mad and smear others for intellectual honesty and rigor.
How dare anyone question you or your SPLC links. WHITE SUPREMACISTS!!

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He recommended a popular anti-mass immigration book.
You can stick all the labels on it you want and you are free to think that is a major and damning act, but people who don't necessarily agree with you and don't choose the same language aren't defending 'white supremacy'.
Being against mass immigration is a valid position for someone to advocate with many reasons behind it, regardless of our own stances on immigration.
Calling everyone who is against mass immigration a racist white supremacist isnt going to make them or the reasons for their concerns go away.

Somehow I doubt Miller is behind affirmative action and minimum wage laws :)

'You dont agree with me and my smear site therefore you are white supremacist too!!!'

Disagreement with an idiot =/= white supremacy
Thought i'd spell that one out for you more clearly.



I am entirely open to the possibility that Miller has some terrible views and could be a white supremacist or white nationalist.
Many of the claims in the disgraced SPLC article were downright laughable and are not real or compelling proof.
This isn't very difficult to understand.

Not jumping to agree with your smears isn't somehow proof that I am a white supremacist, idiot.



so you're going with the 'too stupid to realise stephen miller is a white supremacist' approach. i mean, you're undeniably stupid, that much is true - but this is so obvious, and your continued attempts to downplay the content of his emails, his policies, and his actions, clearly suggest it's one of the other scenarios: either you being too petty to accept ANY evidence, apart from him outright stating that he's a proud white nationalist (and even then you would probably claim he's 'just trolling' to 'own the libs', such is your disconnect), or that you're defending him because he's an integral part of the trump cult, or maybe you just simply share his views.

none of the options is particularly flattering, and more importantly, none of them means that you're not at the very least a white nationalist apologist. so spare me your pathetic pearl clutching and strawmanning, brownshirt.

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Quote (cambovenzi @ 13 Feb 2020 01:40)

its funny because fender aka heinrich’s ancestor is the most notorious bloodthirsty white nationalist to ever exist. also fender aka heinrich reads the text of his ancestor’s buddy adolf each day to fuel his personal rage against the world
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Feb 13 2020 12:55am
Quote (Plaguefear @ Feb 13 2020 12:48am)
They also outright deny that they are socialist..
Dumb americans calling everything socialism does not mean it is socialism.
Words have definitions, what is being described is not socialism, it shares some aspects but so does capitalism.


Quote (excellence @ Feb 13 2020 01:23am)
>socializing resources isn’t socialism because someone said so

so·cial·ism
/ˈsōSHəˌlizəm/

a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

government is meant to represent “the community as a whole” lmao

stuck to glugging oil for money and then blaming the rich for “the worlds problems”


Its complicated but i actually agree more with plaguefear on this.
Socialists often point to rich nordic/scandanavian countries as examples of 'socialism' when they are not really. As PF said they deny it themselves.
They are typically strong market economies that grew rich due to relatively free trade and natural resources, but now also have large welfare policies and high taxes.

If you take the hoppean (and others) view that socialism and capitalism are more of a scale, then they are definitely more socialist in some ways, but not really 'socialist' overall.
They certainly do have a number of big government policies that I would not support.

There are several works going over how they are not really socialist countries and poking holes in the socialists' narratives when it comes to those countries.
Here is one such article, which also goes over how the nordic model conflicts with the policies of people like Bernie Sanders and other so-called democratic socialists.
https://fee.org/articles/the-myth-of-scandinavian-socialism/

Ceding credit to the socialists for the successes of these rich countries is a strategic mistake and an historical inaccuracy.
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