I have no loyalty to my current model of understanding.

Hearing “my” side arguing against “my” side is highly interesting to me. It represents an opportunity to learn something significant.

I have no loyalty to my current model of understanding.

Hearing “my” side arguing against “my” side is highly interesting to me. It represents an opportunity to learn something significant.

I have no loyalty to my current model of understanding.

Hearing “my” side arguing against “my” side is highly interesting to me. It represents an opportunity to learn something significant.

@Maxo – McCain (as if it wasn’t already obvious) sold out. I don’t necessarily blame him, he went after the moderate vote and undecided democrats. His policies had to move left with him. The vast majority of the people want something, anything to intervene and fix the economy and he had to offer some interventions that would usually go against a far-right party line.

@Jonathon – I totally agree. DailyKos is line with celebrity gossip columns. No fact checking, no analysis, just rumors and word-of-mouths. But I agree that this story should be judged as it stands alone. And still…. it’s trash. Just because he posts on a conservative blog doesn’t make him a conservative. It’s pretty obvious by his views that he isn’t very right-wing at all.

@Jason – I agree, no one isn’t pushing pure Socialism. But they are pushing a form of socialism. We are able to call our current economy a capitalist economy even though it is most definitely not Capitalism either. The definition you gave did not say anything about the “micro level” either. You did. The democratic party does promote “a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state [...] ownership [...], and the creation of [a more] egalitarian society.” (A little different than your definition, but pretty close)

@Maxo – McCain (as if it wasn’t already obvious) sold out. I don’t necessarily blame him, he went after the moderate vote and undecided democrats. His policies had to move left with him. The vast majority of the people want something, anything to intervene and fix the economy and he had to offer some interventions that would usually go against a far-right party line.

@Jonathon – I totally agree. DailyKos is line with celebrity gossip columns. No fact checking, no analysis, just rumors and word-of-mouths. But I agree that this story should be judged as it stands alone. And still…. it’s trash. Just because he posts on a conservative blog doesn’t make him a conservative. It’s pretty obvious by his views that he isn’t very right-wing at all.

@Jason – I agree, no one isn’t pushing pure Socialism. But they are pushing a form of socialism. We are able to call our current economy a capitalist economy even though it is most definitely not Capitalism either. The definition you gave did not say anything about the “micro level” either. You did. The democratic party does promote “a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state [...] ownership [...], and the creation of [a more] egalitarian society.” (A little different than your definition, but pretty close)

– Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods, and the creation of an egalitarian society.

No one (mainstream) is suggesting the US Government control the production of goods at a micro level. Socialism is what the USSR and China used to have. Even China is much less of a true Socialist nation than it used to be.

– Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods, and the creation of an egalitarian society.

No one (mainstream) is suggesting the US Government control the production of goods at a micro level. Socialism is what the USSR and China used to have. Even China is much less of a true Socialist nation than it used to be.

– Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods, and the creation of an egalitarian society.

No one (mainstream) is suggesting the US Government control the production of goods at a micro level. Socialism is what the USSR and China used to have. Even China is much less of a true Socialist nation than it used to be.

Are you serious?

So when he posts a strong argument from a Republican it’s automatically invalid because it’s on his site? What if he posted a passage from Shakespeare? Or the Bible?

You should be able to judge content on its merits, regardless of source.

Are you serious?

So when he posts a strong argument from a Republican it’s automatically invalid because it’s on his site? What if he posted a passage from Shakespeare? Or the Bible?

You should be able to judge content on its merits, regardless of source.

Are you serious?

So when he posts a strong argument from a Republican it’s automatically invalid because it’s on his site? What if he posted a passage from Shakespeare? Or the Bible?

You should be able to judge content on its merits, regardless of source.