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2019-03-10 Home Front: Politix

AOC Gets Surprise Visit From Bill Nye During SXSW Panel on Gummit

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-03-10 03:04|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Marxism without extortion and coercion is impossible, all must submit to the whims of the ruling classes.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-03-10 09:19|| 2019-03-10 09:19|| Front Page Top

#2 This is what they think we think. They never bothered to ask us, they just create a straw man and then attack that instead. Pff, as if AOC and her entire far left give a shit about the working class. The cultural distance between progressives and working class people is now vast and I see little reason why that should change.

Posted by Herb McCoy 2019-03-10 10:05|| 2019-03-10 10:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Surprise visit? I seriously doubt it. It was scripted from the start. These people don't take a dump without scripting how many and what size turds are created.

Posted by CrazyFool 2019-03-10 10:49|| 2019-03-10 10:49|| Front Page Top

#4 what size turds are created

I think she's 5' 4"

Posted by Frank G 2019-03-10 10:54|| 2019-03-10 10:54|| Front Page Top

#5 "It means the rejection outright of the logic that says someone else’s gain necessitates my loss and that my gain MUST necessitate someone’s loss. We can give without a take. We’re viewing progress as a loss instead of as an investment. When we choose to invest in our system, we are choosing to create wealth. When we all invest in them, then the wealth is for all of us too."

tl;dr: Give us your money!

Outright rejection of logic, indeed.

Posted by SteveS 2019-03-10 11:04|| 2019-03-10 11:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Steve regarding #5. Agree with you. Afterall this is just more wealth redistribution which by definition takes from one to give to another.

Posted by warthogswife 2019-03-10 11:24|| 2019-03-10 11:24|| Front Page Top

#7 Actually it's worse than that

Fining people for working destroys the incentive to work and harms comparative advantage.

It's VERY MUCH wealth destroying...

A negative sum game.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-03-10 11:48|| 2019-03-10 11:48|| Front Page Top

#8 In an ideal world, uttering the word "investment" would always result in a politician's tongue catching fire...

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-03-10 12:30|| 2019-03-10 12:30|| Front Page Top

#9 After you translate her ~~babblings~~ statement to proper English with a NewSpeak To English software:
"It means the rejection outright of the logic that says someone else’s gain necessitates my loss and that my gain MUST necessitate someone’s loss.
Just believe in the feelz™... Logic is over rated, also the Laws of Thermodynamics.
"...We can give without a take. We’re viewing progress as a loss instead of as an investment."
When I confiscate your money it is a "gift", remember that. Trust in my feelz™.
"...When we choose to invest in our system, we are choosing to create wealth. When we all invest in them, then the wealth is for all of us too."
Remember that "Our system" is run by "My People" and don't you forget that. Also, Capitalism doesn't work, but Socialism Does ... because feelz™.

Posted by magpie 2019-03-10 12:34|| 2019-03-10 12:34|| Front Page Top

#10 Nye’s question is incoherent and inane. And socialism doesn’t give, it takes.

Posted by KBK 2019-03-10 19:28|| 2019-03-10 19:28|| Front Page Top

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