leonox1 wrote:

Well, you know, it worked so well in Cube, The U.S.S.R., Nazi
Germany, etc.

Billy Burpelson wrote:

Nazi Germany? They were fascists and FOUGHT socialism (Russia).
Please retake World History 101.

leonox1 wrote:

LOL - just what do you think fascism is? The Nazis were "National
Socialists"

Well, *you* would be wrong -- suckered in by their name. Please read
below what three (of many) on-line encyclopedia or dictionary sites have
to say:

Nazism is often considered by scholars to be a form of *fascism*.
[emphasis added] While it incorporated elements from both left and
right-wing politics, the Nazis formed most of their alliances on the
*right*.

and then from another source:

"By majority consent of both socialists and non-socialists, National
Socialism (Nazism) and kindred movements are *not* [emphasis added]
considered to be socialist."

and finally, from the Merriam-Webster on-line dictionary:

Main Entry:
Na·zi

1: a member of a German *fascist* party controlling Germany from 1933 to
1945 under Adolf Hitler.

2: one who espouses the beliefs and policies of the German Nazis : *fascist*

leonox1 wrote:

Maybe you should be the one to retake World History 101

Well,no. Please read the above again and then *you* go sign up for that
history class.

Billy Burpelson wrote:

I'm NOT defending the Chinese Reds, but you seem to have forgotten
them in your list of commie countries and you seem to have
forgotten that they basically (and sadly) OWN *us*, lock, stock and
barrel.

leonox1 wrote:

No I didn't forget - China is another example of why socialism fails.
Exactly why you think that they *own* us is, well, a mystery to me.

Some "big mystery"...

....and possibly a slight bit of "poetic license" on my part, but we are
*dependent* on them for a very large percentage of our
manufacturing -and- they own a staggeringly *huge* amount of our debt
(as in, we are beholden to them). If you call this a "failure" on
China's part, please tell us what you consider 'success' to be.

From your level of knowledge, I'm guessing you're a liberal, am I
right?

Well, actually you would be wrong yet again.