September 9Sep 9 14 hours ago, Procus said:For a man who claims to be an educator, you sure are ignorant of basic, commonly known facts.https://x.com/i/grok/share/f6f3519f4c1041faa30a54a591d04f91Communist nationalization of industry involves the state seizing full ownership and control of private enterprises (or entire sectors) as a core step toward abolishing private ownership of the means of production. Government acquisition of an interest in a private company in a capitalist system is typically a limited, often temporary stake taken within a market framework that preserves private property rights and market operations.Core differencesAspectCommunist NationalizationGovernment Stake in Capitalist SystemOwnershipFull state ownership; private ownership eliminated in targeted industriesPartial (equity stake, shares, loans convertible to equity) or sometimes controlling, but private ownership usually continuesMethodExpropriation/seizure by decree, often rapid and coercivePurchase of shares on the market, negotiated investment, bailout loans, or (less commonly) legislated takeover with legal processCompensationFrequently none, minimal, or ideologically determined; owners treated as class enemiesGenerally fair market value, negotiated terms, or structured repayment; subject to legal protections and courtsPurposeIdeological: eliminate capitalist class, enable central planning, transition to socialism/communismPragmatic: stabilize crisis (e.g., bank or auto bailouts), secure strategic assets, promote industrial policy, or generate returns (e.g., sovereign funds)Control & OperationsState directs production, prices, investment via planning; profit motive subordinated or eliminatedCompany often continues under private management and market discipline; government acts as shareholder with voting rights, board seats, or conditionsLegal frameworkPrivate property rights in means of production rejected or subordinated to the state/partyPrivate property rights upheld; actions constrained by constitutions, laws, independent courts, and (in democracies) political accountabilityReversibilityIntended as permanent structural changeFrequently temporary; stakes often sold back to private investors once goals are metPractical illustrationsCommunist examples: Bolshevik decrees nationalizing banks, factories, and land in Russia after 1917; post-WWII seizures across Eastern Europe; Chinese nationalizations under Mao; Cuban expropriations of foreign and domestic firms. These transferred assets to the state with little or no compensation and integrated them into planned economies.Capitalist examples: U.S. government equity stakes or preferred shares in banks and GM/Chrysler during the 2008–2009 financial crisis (most later exited at a profit or loss); temporary nationalizations or stakes in Europe (e.g., certain banks or airlines); sovereign wealth funds buying minority positions; "golden shares” retained by governments in privatized firms for strategic veto rights. Even full temporary nationalizations (rare) usually include compensation and an expectation of eventual return to private ownership.Underlying distinctionsCommunist nationalization is a systemic rejection of private capital accumulation and market allocation in favor of state direction. It treats industry as a collective asset under party/state control.In capitalist systems, government acquisition of an interest is an intervention within a private-property, market-oriented order. It does not aim to abolish private ownership or the profit motive; it is constrained by rule of law, often justified on efficiency, stability, or national-security grounds, and is frequently reversed. Partial stakes leave residual private owners, residual market pricing, and residual managerial autonomy.In short: one is transformative and anti-private-property by design; the other is usually limited, instrumental, and compatible with ongoing private ownership and markets.
September 10Sep 10 Talarico nails this one. Every single Dem candidate should use this exact positioning on the trans in sports topic. This was always very very easy.
September 10Sep 10 7 minutes ago, DrPhilly said:Talarico nails this one. Every single Dem candidate should use this exact positioning on the trans in sports topic. This was always very very easy.Yep. And the far left nutjobs are going after him for it. It's great. Resistance from the largely out of state lunatics just gives him more credibility.
September 11Sep 11 Just a NC Democrat lawmaker openly longing to burn Republicans in concentration camp ovens.
September 11Sep 11 38 minutes ago, The_Omega said:Just a NC Democrat lawmaker openly longing to burn Republicans in concentration camp ovens.Based as F
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