June 7, 20215 yr 1 hour ago, TEW said: Is there a bigger failure in human history than socialism? Communism? I guess it depends on what definitions/measures you're looking at but I'd argue there are more "successful" countries with predominantly socialist philosophies than communist ones at this point.
June 7, 20215 yr 1 hour ago, TEW said: Is there a bigger failure in human history than socialism? Feudalism, Fascism, Anarchy, Communism, Warring Tribal Warlord States, Hunter/gatherers.
June 7, 20215 yr 11 minutes ago, VanHammersly said: Feudalism, Fascism, Anarchy, Communism, Warring Tribal Warlord States, Hunter/gatherers. The Virgin Queen thanks you for leaving out monarchies
June 7, 20215 yr 24 minutes ago, DEagle7 said: Communism? I guess it depends on what definitions/measures you're looking at but I'd argue there are more "successful" countries with predominantly socialist philosophies than communist ones at this point. Most "communist" countries were more socialist than communist in practice, but sure, I'll buy that.
June 7, 20215 yr Btw, conservative media is all over this Chinese defector story like flies on sh—. ...but I think I’ll wait for someone credible to report it before I put any stock in it. I read some of the Dr. Fauci e-mails and I’m not sure what the big fuss is. Oh, he changed his mind??
June 7, 20215 yr 19 minutes ago, VanHammersly said: Feudalism, Fascism, Anarchy, Communism, Warring Tribal Warlord States, Hunter/gatherers. Feudalism was wildly successful in comparison to socialism. Fascism is a form of socialism, and ironically, the most economically successful version of it. Hunter gatherer tribes sustained human existence for thousands of years in a near zero technological state, so definitely not.
June 7, 20215 yr 2 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: Btw, conservative media is all over this Chinese defector story like flies on sh—. ...but I think I’ll wait for someone credible to report it before I put any stock in it. Housley was sounding the alarm on COVID back in January 2020 and the Wuhan lab leak shortly thereafter. But yeah, the "credible" sources are the people who said it was just the flu and that the Wuhan lab leak was a conspiracy theory for the last 18 months.
June 7, 20215 yr 3 minutes ago, TEW said: Housley was sounding the alarm on COVID back in January 2020 and the Wuhan lab leak shortly thereafter. But yeah, the "credible" sources are the people who said it was just the flu and that the Wuhan lab leak was a conspiracy theory for the last 18 months. Well, show us the evidence then. Because I’m not that into believing randos on twitter just because they’ve been repeating the same thing for 18 months. There’s also people who have been saying the earth is flat since January of 2020...
June 7, 20215 yr I don't think I remember reading any posts here that said covid was absolutely NOT from a lab.
June 7, 20215 yr 1 minute ago, Dave Moss said: Well, show us the evidence then. Because I’m not that into believing randos on twitter just because they’ve been repeating the same thing for 18 months. There’s also people who have been saying the earth is flat since January of 2020... Randos on twitter? Housley is a legit reporter. Covered all sorts of national and international news from the Iraq war to the Trayvon Martin riots. The fact is he's been more credible than your favored talking heads, who have been wrong about virtually everything.
June 7, 20215 yr 4 minutes ago, Eaglesfandan said: I don't think I remember reading any posts here that said covid was absolutely NOT from a lab. Plenty of people did, especially on the old board.
June 7, 20215 yr 3 hours ago, TEW said: Is there a bigger failure in human history than socialism? The Dallas Cowboys since 1996
June 7, 20215 yr 1 hour ago, TEW said: Most "communist" countries were more socialist than communist in practice, but sure, I'll buy that. Most places are some kind of blend at this point so a direct comparison is kinda moot I suppose.
June 7, 20215 yr Most countries American demsocs label socialist are free market economies with large social safety nets and public healthcare funded by high levels of taxation and sometimes subsidized by sovereign wealth funds from oil reserves.
June 7, 20215 yr 51 minutes ago, Kz! said: Wow, 25%. That seems significant. Best clue to grasp the scope of the pandemic is excess deaths. We’ve been saying that in this thread since last summer.
June 7, 20215 yr 14 hours ago, TEW said: Is there a bigger failure in human history than socialism? Trump
June 7, 20215 yr Luckily, I'm not a little whiny bi***, because they actually still care about wearing masks in Hawaii. I had just woken up and was getting on the elevator to go down to my car, and when the door opened, a lady inside asked "Do you have a mask?" I was still kinda groggy and hadn't realized I wasn't wearing one, but it was in my pocket. Can you believe that I didn't stamp my feet and throw a hissy fit about personal freedom? 😃
June 7, 20215 yr Just now, EaglesRocker97 said: Luckily, I'm not a little whiny bi***, because they actually still care about wearing masks in Hawaii. I had just woken up and was getting on the elevator to go down to my car, and when the door opened, a lady inside asked "Do you have a mask?" I was still kinda groggy and hadn't realized I wasn't wearing one, but it was in my pocket. Can you believe that I didn't stamp my feet and throw a hissy fit about personal freedom? 😃 Dude - you're in Hawaii - quit posting in CVON you ukn dork
June 7, 20215 yr 3 minutes ago, mikemack8 said: Dude - you're in Hawaii - quit posting in CVON you ukn dork You're right...I've only made two brief posts since I've been here. Just walking to get coffee now while the gf gets dressed for brunch.
June 7, 20215 yr Just went to the supermarket and was able to enter without a mask for the first time in over a year
June 7, 20215 yr Am I the only one who doesn’t give a bats ass where the virus came from? So it was made in and leaked from a lab. I almost feel better about that because at least the scientists know what they’re dealing with. If it actually came from a bat and was truly a brand new virus then who knows how long it would have taken to study and find the treatments and cures. The result was the same regardless. It spread wildly and over 1.5m people died from it. Time to move on from the conspiracy theories.
June 7, 20215 yr 2 minutes ago, DBW said: Am I the only one who doesn’t give a bats ass where the virus came from? So it was made in and leaked from a lab. I almost feel better about that because at least the scientists know what they’re dealing with. If it actually came from a bat and was truly a brand new virus then who knows how long it would have taken to study and find the treatments and cures. The result was the same regardless. It spread wildly and over 1.5m people died from it. Time to move on from the conspiracy theories. If its uncovered that they did in fact modify the virus to be more virulent and also have a longer incubation period, it would raise the question as to why. Biological warfare?
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