http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/754.html
I have no real facts on this, but he presents some very valid ideas. I did not look real hard, but didn’t find anything here already. Every American needs to feel this way.
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“the ammunition is provided by the government”
Why the hell did we let ourselves F*** up our government so much?! WE COULDA HAD FREE AMMO COURTESY OF THE GOV"T!!!
The only socialist country I could live in.
You must be talking about a different Switzerland.
Unemployment stands at <4%.
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But you must only fire Sigs? I dont know, I like variety 
[/QUOTE][QUOTE=m4fun;553137]But you must only fire Sigs? I dont know, I like variety
Good piont, but could it be so no matter where you are, everyone might have the same so if you have to use theirs, every one would be the same, for the average “Joe Citizen”?
What’s up with the range they were shooting at? Besides having to shoot throught the “tubes” it looks like the rifles where chained down.
[/QUOTE][QUOTE=vaglocker;553300]What’s up with the range they were shooting at? Besides having to shoot through the “tubes” it looks like the rifles where chained down.
It doesn’t look like a very strong chain, maybe just enough to keep some one who doesn’t know enough to keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. After all, this is the gen population they are talking about here.
I said socialist, not communist. The current political party in power is the socialist party.
Having socialists in government doesn’t equate to a socialist economy. Two different things.
Switzerland is indeed a capitalist country, if you don’t believe me ask all the bankers.
Lots of socialist countries run capitalist, to some degree, economies. See China, most of Western Europe, etc.
The question is what does their healthcare system, their social security equivalent system, etc look like.
Uhm no but if you want to apply that definition I guess we’re a socialist country too.
Socialism is common ownership of the means of production.
There are about 5 socialist countries that I know of: North Korea, China, Vietnam, Laos, Cuba and maybe one or two others.
in some ways we are.
Socialism is common ownership of the means of production.
There are about 5 socialist countries that I know of: North Korea, China, Vietnam, Laos, Cuba and maybe one or two others.
In your strict definition I would doubt China, and Vietnam, at least.
In your textbook definition sure, socialism does not really exist except in a few places, and even that is in doubt.
There are lots of flavors of ownership of means of production. Maybe free in one area, govt controlled in another. Socialized medicine, for example, is govt control over the production of healthcare. Ditto for production of “retirement system” activity.
Uhm that would also be incorrect.
We are not a socialist economy… elements of socialism (like health care, social security) don’t equate to a socialist economy any more than elements of capitalism equate to a capitalist economy.
What definition are you using?
Capitalism=private ownership of the means of production.
Socialism=common ownership of the means of production.
If you don’t think China and Vietnam are socialist economies we’re clearly not speaking the same language and certainly won’t find any common ground.
China has lots of privately owned factories and so does Vietnam. Now.
I merely said that using a strict definition you would probably find very few socialist economies. You are more likely to find pieces of economies that are socialist.
I’d also like to point out that SteyrAUG said “socialist country”, not “socialist economy.”
Socialism is NOT a form of government. Socialism is a form of economy. We are a constitutional federal republic as a form of government. We are a capitalist economy.
How can it be a “socialist country” if it doesn’t have a socialist economy?
The overwhelming majority of Chinese factories are owned by the state. If I had to hazard a guess I’d say that no more than 10% are privately owned and those are the smaller/local ones.
Again elements of a capitalist economy don’t make it a capitalist country.
very easy. by having adopted elements of socialism in their economy.
The overwhelming majority of Chinese factories are owned by the state. If I had to hazard a guess I’d say that no more than 10% are privately owned and those are the smaller/local ones.
By your own admission, then, China is not a socialist economy as the govt does not control the means of production. They control some of the means of production but not all.
Again elements of a capitalist economy don’t make it a capitalist country.