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LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Democrats want socialism again

Malcolm Telloian, North Las Vegas

Monday, Oct. 13, 2008 | 2:03 a.m.

During the Great Depression, people were demanding change, so the rise of socialism took root. It was called technocracy, which was a theory or movement advocating management and control of the economy, government and social system by technological experts.

Technocracy became very popular but, fortunately, sanity prevailed and it was defeated.

Today we face a similar threat. I am sorry to say it is from the Democratic Party.

Be careful what you wish for. I believe it was Thomas Jefferson who said something to the this effect: A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take it away.

Vote wisely, my friends.

Discussion: 10 comments so far…

  1. By neiman1
    10/13/08 at 4:54 a.m.
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    The government does such a good job of running what they control now, think how nice it will be when they control everything.

  2. By gunowners4obama
    10/13/08 at 6:06 a.m.
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    You mean the Republican-dominated federal governments that we've had for the last twenty years? Yes, I'll carefully vote for the Democrats, since the American people fail to demand more than two real choices by allowing the media to keep others out of debates, and by telling one another that they're "throwing their vote away" not to vote for one of the big two parties, which makes it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

  3. By artistsolution
    10/13/08 at 6:58 a.m.
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    And you think we don't have socialism now? What do you think this 700 billion dollar bailout was? It was socialism alright, only it was some dystopian form of socialism that took from the poor to give to the rich.

  4. By redferret
    10/13/08 at 7:29 a.m.
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    So the dems are going to Nationalize railways, airlines, oil, gold, car industries, and other high profile industries? That's socialism. If you are talking about helping those less fortunate, we already do that now. I would also ask where in the world is "true capitalism" anymore? Is there such a thing as unbridled capitalism in the world still?

  5. By Gordon
    10/13/08 at 8:07 a.m.
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    Being that the REPUBLICANS Bush administration are the one's requesting 1.8 Trillion to buy/bailout/rescue private corporations; How do you connect it to Democrats?

  6. By jfnance32
    10/13/08 at 10:16 a.m.
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    A large majority of Democrats in both the house and the senate voted in favor of the $700 bailout bill.

  7. By redferret
    10/13/08 at 12:27 p.m.
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    Nance, you still don't neutralize the fact that Bush and the White House pleaded for the bailout. If we are operating under the assumption that the bailout is socialist, then put the blame where it belongs.
    If you feel the bailout is bad, why are you so adamant in castigating the dems for voting for it. It was the President who wrote/proposed it. And it wasn't the dems alone who voted it in. You conveniently forget that it takes two to tango, and republicans also voted this thing in.

  8. By artistsolution
    10/13/08 at 1:56 p.m.
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    Redferret wrote: Is there such a thing as unbridled capitalism in the world still?

    AS: Yes, it was called the Bush administration. LOL

  9. By Tokoloshe
    10/13/08 at 4:23 p.m.
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    You have to get money moving, there is no way the bailout is worse than doing nothing, they will need to do more than this to keep things from freezing up too.
    That is why prior recessions and the last depression lasted so long, they would not put capital in to get things going soon enough.

    No way is either candidate going to do these tax cuts they are talking about, that is b.s.------------ people at 200k or less will get hit as big as anyone else, Obama is telling you what you want to here. nance is right, (cheeseburger plan) plus, these tax advantages are a paper work nightmare for small business, most people won't even understand them.

  10. By DCStream
    11/4/08 at 10:44 p.m.
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    You're completely oblivious to what Technocracy and Socialism are. Socialism is an equal price system, which anyone with a brain knows that equality and money do not mix. Technocracy isn't a price system, which completely seperates itself from Socialism. Technocracy is based on Post-scarcity economics and makes itself completely self sustained. Stalin, in no way, was a Technical expert or scientist. He was however a politician, who have absolutely no business making correct decisions for anyone but themselves. It shouldn't be how much political capitol you hold.

    Look up Peak oil and post scarcity economics, they're both on wikipedia, the same site you used to spin the information you presented together. It actually isn't defeated, as one of the three largest groups in Russia are technocrats, and Russia will most likely be the first to implement it.

    Please research more.

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