america is basically operating under "prison rules" right now

This is just a taste of what socialism in this country would look like.

To think that a wildly diverse country of 330 million people, replete with social division and grievances, would operate under a generalized socialist system like what loosely exists in Canada and Nordic countries is ludicrous.

The freedom-restricting model of socialism would require mandatory lock-downs and curfews on a frequent basis. Guns taken away, freedom of speech reduced, alleyway beatings of dissenter, concentration camps (oh, I'm sorry - "re-education camps") - absolute nightmare.

Do not get it confused; your Bernie-bro friend and recently-activated BLM Karen are a direct threat to the freedoms of this country and yet they'll prance around like what they're doing is best. Their ignorance is fatal.

bonkers! wrote:

allegiances drawn strictly across racial lines

mob mentality = justice. logic and debate no longer needed or wanted.

eye for an eye mentality.

prison guards (cops/military) posted up everywhere to prevent violence.

this is absolutely bonkers. and extremely depressing.

People don't how good they have it here. You can go and protest on any issue you want at any venue you so desire. And the minority violent protesters can kill people, damage property, assault law enforcement officials, create fear & anxiety with law-abiding citzens, and practically get away with murder.

In Belarus, protests are generally not permitted and here just recently a leading Belarus opposition politician was jailed amid a crackdown on protesters who rallied against President Alexander Lukashenko’s re-election bid! ?

People have no clue how good they have it here!

Really?

I see none of that in my area. Life here is the same as it was for years zero change

krispy kremlin._._._._ wrote:

This is just a taste of what socialism in this country would look like.

To think that a wildly diverse country of 330 million people, replete with social division and grievances, would operate under a generalized socialist system like what loosely exists in Canada and Nordic countries is ludicrous.

The freedom-restricting model of socialism would require mandatory lock-downs and curfews on a frequent basis. Guns taken away, freedom of speech reduced, alleyway beatings of dissenter, concentration camps (oh, I'm sorry - "re-education camps") - absolute nightmare.

Do not get it confused; your Bernie-bro friend and recently-activated BLM Karen are a direct threat to the freedoms of this country and yet they'll prance around like what they're doing is best. Their ignorance is fatal.

Pure fabrication. I have experienced none of these things that you are speaking of. Yes, we pay more in taxes but we get a lot back for it. Great medical care as in the US but I don't have to worry about how I'm going to pay for it.

The Swede wrote:

[quote]krispy kremlin._._._._ wrote:

Pure fabrication. I have experienced none of these things that you are speaking of. Yes, we pay more in taxes but we get a lot back for it. Great medical care as in the US but I don't have to worry about how I'm going to pay for it.

You'd have to be pretty dumb to think nordic-style socialism would work in a country of 330 million people with an incredible amount of racial and economic diversity.

bonkers! wrote:

You'd have to be pretty dumb to think nordic-style socialism would work in a country of 330 million people with an incredible amount of racial and economic diversity.

So basically because we are racist (i.e. you don't want money going to blacks), we can't have nordic style socialism? Population size is a red herring. Scalability isn't an issue.

We're not even close to being in a drunk tank, let alone a prison. Get real.

Another overblown liberal backed fiasco in the United states. It's the new norm. Get used to it.

cranburry wrote:

Another overblown liberal backed fiasco in the United states. It's the new norm. Get used to it.

I thought conservatives are in power...

dfhmdhg wrote:

cranburry wrote:

Another overblown liberal backed fiasco in the United states. It's the new norm. Get used to it.

I thought conservatives are in power...

Yup. The hard right is filled with the lowest IQ's of all Americans. Down at the bottom of the gene pool they huddle in fear with their guns, waiting for the next conspiracy to take away their right to be obese. Anything bad happens can never be their fault, has to be "the dems" or "fake news". And there's nothing you can do. The slack jawed mouth breathers simple don't have the processing capability to be educated out of their ignorance, so you're stuck with them.

Define "who's in power?" This isn't stemming from drumpf.

bonkers! wrote:

You'd have to be pretty dumb to think nordic-style socialism would work in a country of 330 million people with an incredible amount of racial and economic diversity.

The US is 90th globally in terms of ethnic fractionalization.

The diversity isn't the issue - the US isn't very diverse.

The economic argument makes more sense - there are a lot of people whose wealth depends on others' poverty.

Let's import 10 million immigrants from Asia, Africa and South America to each of the Scandanavian countries and find out how well their system really works.

What do you expect when the nation is put under a lockdown?

krispy kremlin._._._._ wrote:

This is just a taste of what socialism in this country would look like.

To think that a wildly diverse country of 330 million people, replete with social division and grievances, would operate under a generalized socialist system like what loosely exists in Canada and Nordic countries is ludicrous.

The freedom-restricting model of socialism would require mandatory lock-downs and curfews on a frequent basis. Guns taken away, freedom of speech reduced, alleyway beatings of dissenter, concentration camps (oh, I'm sorry - "re-education camps") - absolute nightmare.

Do not get it confused; your Bernie-bro friend and recently-activated BLM Karen are a direct threat to the freedoms of this country and yet they'll prance around like what they're doing is best. Their ignorance is fatal.

Except this isn’t socialism, it’s capitalism and it’s happening NOW.

Ben Franklin wrote:

Let's import 10 million immigrants from Asia, Africa and South America to each of the Scandanavian countries and find out how well their system really works.

Canada has a much higher proportion of immigrants than the US does.

Yeah and Canada is a sh1thole. So

krispy kremlin._._._._ wrote:

This is just a taste of what socialism in this country would look like.

To think that a wildly diverse country of 330 million people, replete with social division and grievances, would operate under a generalized socialist system like what loosely exists in Canada and Nordic countries is ludicrous.

Only a fascist idiot would say something so stupid.