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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:08 PM Original message |
Do average Americans know the difference between socialism & communism? |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Since the Bush administration is practicing Fascism, does it matter? |
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Union Thug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. My Experience: they don't know the difference between fascism and socialism. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Excellent point. |
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napoleon_in_rags (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. That's a really fruitful topic... |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. People *here* don't know the difference ... |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. Probably not.... This is a good resource. |
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Union Thug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. ...in much the same way they confuse Capitalism with Democracy n/t |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. When I was a Freshman in college, my Western Civ professor |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. There is no average American that isn't a thing of fiction |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Well I could rephrase it as "do most Americans know" |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 12:33 AM Response to Reply #7 |
19. And the difference in the phrase is the difference between |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:06 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. So "average Americans" have a history of discrimination |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. no they don't and that's why |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. what is the difference? |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Post #3 by BrklynLiberal |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. thanks |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
12. No. n/t |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
14. Of course they don't ... |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
16. No. |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-08 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
18. Are you kidding? Most Americans don't know the difference between the Democratic and Republican |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:09 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. That's because most humans can't perceive differences at that scale |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
20. One is pink and the other is red? |
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kevinmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
21. Do average Americans know the difference between socialism & communism? NO n/t |
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ThePowerofWill (462 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
24. Nope. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-29-08 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
25. Hell, no. Average Americans probably think they're the same thing. |
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