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BurnDoubt

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11. But, NOW...

Reply to DoBW (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 07:33 PM

Aug 23

Government can start competing with business. That's great!!!!! They can use our tax dollars to make things and sell them to us cheaper than business AND... as an added bonus, they can craft legislation to get even more advantage.
This is GENIUS!!!!! Why hasn't anyone thought to do this before? He IS a Genius!
And, you know, alot of people are saying... he's going to use this new power to build HOUSING and eliminate Homelessness!!!! And lower the price of eggs!
WOW!!!!!
!!!SNORT!!!!!

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Smells communist [View all] DoBW Aug 23 OP

All Hail Comrade Trump!! Ahead with his Glorious Communist takeover of our Ars Longa Aug 23 #1

It's fun to call it communist to get under Trump and MAGA's skin and all, but in reality AZJonnie Aug 23 #2

Yes, it is most certainly Fascism.. But now with this ironic Commie/Socialist twist. Ars Longa Aug 23 #4

Commie/Socialist twist? Cirsium Aug 23 #14

Communism, political and economic doctrine that aims to replace private property and a Ars Longa Aug 23 #18

No Cirsium Aug 23 #20

Actually, I was reading that some MAGAts were upset about it looking like "socialism" Jack Valentino Aug 23 #21

That's how putin got most of his $$$ Nigrum Cattus Aug 23 #6

Yes. It Is. BurnDoubt Aug 23 #10

Communism is an economic theory - soldierant Aug 23 #13

Fascism had an economic side. Igel Aug 23 #17

All political systems have economic sides. that is why the graph has two axes. soldierant Aug 25 #23

100% fascism. People aren't understanding the distinction. Unlike communism, where the state owns most/all industry, Karasu Aug 23 #16

But Republicans have demonized the words doc03 Aug 23 #3

This is an important point. SalviaBlue Aug 23 #9

They don't have the slightest... littlemissmartypants Aug 23 #12

Exactly doc03 Aug 23 #22

The republicans have always been doing this Blue Full Moon Aug 23 #5

This all smells very USSR Picaro Aug 23 #7

Back in, back in DoBW Aug 23 #19

What do they call that combo of Nationalism and Socialism? JoseBalow Aug 23 #8

Trumpism. nt Trueblue Texan Aug 23 #15

But, NOW... BurnDoubt Aug 23 #11