MJ, He has NO idea... he only knows that the word scares him.
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 5:01 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > Please explain what you imagine socialism to be. > > Regard$, > --MJ > > The beginning and end of the socialist policy, which has dominated the > world for decades, is destruction.... Although destructionism is more easily > recognized in the actions of the Bolshevists than in other parties, it is > essentially just as strong in all other socialist movements. State > interference in economic life, which calls itself 'economic policy,' has > done nothing but destroy economic life. Prohibitions and regulations have by > their general obstructive tendency fostered the growth of the spirit of > wastefulness.... That > production is still being carried on, even semi-rationally, is to be > ascribed only to the fact that destructionist laws and measures have not yet > been able to operate completely and effectively. Were they more effective, > hunger and mass extinction would be the lot of all > civilized nations today. -- Ludwig von Mises _Socialism_, originally > published in 1922. > > > > At 05:25 PM 10/12/2010, you wrote: > > *I deny that President Obama is a socialist. > He is not.* > > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Mark M. Kahle H. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
