Re: Social Contract
On Friday 28 April 2006 02:01, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Thursday 27 April 2006 22:14, Mike McCarty wrote:
> > Well, that's really the context in which I replied. The Right Wing
> > today in the USA are Socialists.
>
> You know nothing of my party or it's politics. Socialists are
> progressive, not conservative.
I had it figured the other way around: he knows nothing about
Republicans. Either way, comes out the same: He's saying their similar
and in his own statement, he's showing us he doesn't understand.
> > I am not. If you are aware of
> > US politics then I generally dislike the policies of the Democrats
> > and the Republicans, because both of them support Socialism.
>
> No, Republicans are not the least bit socialist. They're anti-public
> healthcare, anti-public education, and think laissez-faire economics
> benefits everyone instead of just the richest 3% that control 80% of
> the country's wealth. Republicans are pretty much the Socialist
> antithesis in the US.
Yes, I'd agree that you can't get much more accurate than that.
Hal
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