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Different Drummer

(7,630 posts) Sun Mar 10, 2019, 01:35 PM Mar 2019

Socialism in California

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Socialism in California (Original Post) Different Drummer Mar 2019 OP

He's an idiot SHRED Mar 2019 #1

The key thing people fail to understand about the STRAW POLICE..... Brother Buzz Mar 2019 #2

Ah, Nunes. Got a a lawyer, right? marble falls Mar 2019 #3

First comes banning plastic straws... DBoon Mar 2019 #4

Says the man that kisses KGB Putin's ass. muntrv Mar 2019 #5

I saw the best response on Facebook. silverweb Mar 2019 #6

Under socialism you will only get a straw if you want one.... Brother Buzz Mar 2019 #7

That's it exactly. silverweb Mar 2019 #8

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

1. He's an idiot

Reply to Different Drummer (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 01:42 PM

Mar 2019

And a traitor.

Brother Buzz

(36,456 posts)

2. The key thing people fail to understand about the STRAW POLICE.....

Reply to Different Drummer (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 01:42 PM

Mar 2019

is that, beneath the uniform, they’re just straw men.

More nuggets here:

https://www.alternet.org/2019/03/literal-straw-man-argument-devin-nunes-raked-over-the-coals-for-complaining-the-straw-police-are-bringing-socialism-to-california/

marble falls

(57,145 posts)

3. Ah, Nunes. Got a a lawyer, right?

Reply to Different Drummer (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 01:46 PM

Mar 2019

DBoon

(22,395 posts)

4. First comes banning plastic straws...

Reply to Different Drummer (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 01:56 PM

Mar 2019

...followed shortly by worker's soviets!

muntrv

(14,505 posts)

5. Says the man that kisses KGB Putin's ass.

Reply to Different Drummer (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 01:59 PM

Mar 2019

silverweb

(16,402 posts)

6. I saw the best response on Facebook.

Reply to Different Drummer (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 03:35 PM

Mar 2019

Can't find it right now, but basically it said that forcing straws on everyone was a violation of their personal freedom, while giving straws only to those who want them protected their freedom - and wasn't Devin Nunes in favor of personal freedom?

Brother Buzz

(36,456 posts)

7. Under socialism you will only get a straw if you want one....

Reply to silverweb (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 03:39 PM

Mar 2019

whereas under good freedom straws are mandatory.

silverweb

(16,402 posts)

8. That's it exactly.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 05:58 PM

Mar 2019

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