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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Its hard to refute the origins of socialism and communism in biblical teachings:

James 5:1

Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. 2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. 4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. 5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.

The republicans seem emboldened to piss on the constitution.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Might as well bring back this classic album if we're just insistent on replaying the best hits of the 1870s - 1920s:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_socialism

[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Calling him a socialist is ridiculous. In the rest of the world we would call him slightly left of center.

He is not taking control over private property. Although I would be all for that tbh.

[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Most Americans equate socialism with communism.

"Whose gonna pay for it" which oddly enough they are currently asking right now. Fuckin weird right?

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

"The people who already stole all the fucking money." It's so frustrating trying to get them to rub their two brain cells together.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

and democratic socialism with communism

and social democracy with communism

and liberalism with communism

maybe years of red scare propaganda and complete lack of education didn't really help them develop good political sense.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

The lead paint was just icing on the cake.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Indeed, socialism is thriving amongst the US corporations and farmers. Plenty of ignorant hypocritical asswipes in the MAGA ranks.

[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They are weird for everything left of center. And also don't understand basic nomenclature. At least the median us citizen.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's a strange way of spelling "middling".

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

McCarthy is back on the menu!

[–] atcorebcor@sh.itjust.works 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Not even our far left parties in Europe are socialist

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Depends on the country. Some have communist parties, like the PCF in France or the PCE in Spain. They aren't big though.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Chip Roy is Ted Cruz's sycophant to be clear about the hierarchy of maga stupidity. His ignorant bigoted white supremacist hated overflows but some highlights are wanting to kill the COVID vaccine to let waiting for a natural herd immunity kill tens of millions of Americans and blamed COVID deaths on immigrants.

[–] la508@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

Deport to... ?

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Please, define Socialism.

USSR socialism? Spanish socialism? Social democrat? Democratic Socialism?

[–] quack@lemmy.zip 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

That’s the neat part, the definition is whatever is most convenient for them in any given moment. They’ll define the most milquetoast liberal as a socialist if they get in their way.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

They called Biden a socialist, ffs

[–] SaraTonin@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

“People we don’t like”

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

How DARE the peasants want rights and healthcare!!!

[–] Butterphinger@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Am I late for advocating for socialism and/or communism?

I want to go left, is what I'm trying to get across, here. We can decide who's direction left after we're done going right.

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 days ago

If nothing goes right, go left.

[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

If you chop off the end point of a stick, it won't have any end point anymore right? 😆

Just keep excluding the half you don't like. Do that each day. Watching will be fun.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago

Socialism or Barbarism it is then.

[–] cookiecoookie@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Don't threaten us with a good time

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 172 points 1 week ago (10 children)

OK then lets make a HITLER bill to deport fascists and racial supremacists.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

that's what you needed to do before you let fascists take the reigns.

it's still crazy to me that Biden and every democrat called him a fascist but did nothing to stop fascism and when he won they sat down with him and shook hands and gave the keys to the entire system to a fascist.

like, ok. this is what you get. if you don't stop them, they'll stop you.

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 84 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Name it the TRUMP bill and they'll pass it just because.

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[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 109 points 1 week ago

Literally fuck off (lawmaker, not OP)

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 89 points 1 week ago (6 children)

The blade on the guillotine goes up and down, up and down, up and down! The blade on the guillotine goes up and down, all the live long day.

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[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 74 points 1 week ago (5 children)

So, yeah. 1st amendment means absolute nothing these days, eh?

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago

It didn't during the Red Scare either. They're bringing back all the classic atrocities already, so…

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[–] YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz 60 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Funny, for a bunch of “good old boys” who made like they couldn't’ figure out how to say his name, they sure figured it out when they had to, didn’t they?

Also, this particular dipshit is running against “MAGA” Mayes Middleton in a primary runoff, with both calling the other insufficiently conservative. A pox upon both their houses.

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[–] rozodru@piefed.world 41 points 1 week ago (1 children)

you know if these fuckers existed prior to 1776 they'd want to "deport" the founding fathers. Hell if Jesus came back today they'd deport him too.

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[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 38 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What year is this? Cold war is over.

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