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2019-03-07 Home Front: Politix

Sebastian Gorka: Democratic Socialism Is Just A PC Term For Communism (VIDEO)

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-03-07 06:40|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Keep tell'm. Don't stop. Don't apologize. Alinsky'm.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-03-07 07:07|| 2019-03-07 07:07|| Front Page Top

#2 I am going to get skull hammered for this question, I know. But are communists and socialists abroad as far left as the politicians in the USA?

I am not too familiar with things in Russia, but things seem pretty progressive in China. The government basically leaves you alone if you leave them alone, and you 'go forth and prosper'. Venezuela is a whole different, stinky can of fish.

Yeah, they don't like Muslims too much in China. They don't like anti-government religious groups.
They have a low tolerance for people whose livelihood is focused on causing trouble (community organizers). Somehow, I can sleep at night as I don't give a sh*t about them, either.
The first amendment in the US has morphed into a joke that just allows people to be endless trouble makers: fake news.

Maybe we should call AOC, et. al., something new? Community dis-organizers? Omabanists? China is doing okay, so don't toss them in the same economic bucket as Venezuela: socialist, or you are throwing out the baby with your bathwater.

We need new words for the American Left.

Posted by Beau 2019-03-07 08:59|| 2019-03-07 08:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Suggestion for new word, #1:

Bernified: consumed by wishful thinking that others will take care of you.

Posted by Beau 2019-03-07 09:37|| 2019-03-07 09:37|| Front Page Top

#4 First they came for the anti-government religious groups but I didn't give a $hit so went back to sleep. Communism is communism is socialism but it is NOT freedom. And if we didn't have the likes of Hewlett-Packard, Google, Microsoft and Apple propping up the Chicoms they might smell more like Venezuelans.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-03-07 10:23|| 2019-03-07 10:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Beau, pay more attention to the Chinese Social Credit concept and where that leads.

They, big brother, communist party, et al, monitor your every word and deed and give you a credit score. Fall too low and it's off to the camps with you.

Nirvana to the SJW, progressive Democrats here. Anyone to the right of San Fran Nan has already been graded 0 or lower.

Posted by AlanC 2019-03-07 11:02|| 2019-03-07 11:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Actually the PR aware communists rather laughably call themselves "anarchists"...

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-03-07 11:56|| 2019-03-07 11:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Taking a step back in time.

I think Tailgunner Joe McCarthy was on to something. And he paid for it in spades with his opponents using the same tactics being used today.

What about his excesses? How do we know for certain when you look at who reported it and how it was reported in a manner much like CNN these days.

Remember, Saul Bellow and a couple of others were ostracized for testifying against people in Hollywood who were rabid communists. And those outed were hailed by the media as martyrs.

I still want to know where the Weathermen and the SDS got their money to travel the country to attempt to foment a revolution during the 60's.

We haven't been paying attention.

Andrei Sakharov warned us to be vigilant about the media, education and entertainment. He said the communists would infiltrate those first.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2019-03-07 13:13|| 2019-03-07 13:13|| Front Page Top

#8 ...oh, he was.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-03-07 20:38|| 2019-03-07 20:38|| Front Page Top

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