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 Posted: Mon May 20th, 2013 09:36 pm
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 Ya, know...Joe, I have a bone to pick with you. Everytime I read this, I think it, but have said nothing. But tonight I am going to say, "You, Joe, had a knee-jerk reaction because I said the word socialism." Here. I said this:

"Today we are in a system whereby we are forced coercively to participate in a collective socialist system which is beholden to crony capitalism."

And then you said:

Socialism must be demonized by you, or you don't feel good about your use of time and energy while you still have that power?

And then you said this: Why does capitalism get the pre-qualifier while socialism arrives without such fine print?

And now I am going to answer:

I did put a pre-qualifier before socialism. I used the pre-qualifier collective on the heals talking about voluntary associations. I was trying in my ever-so-poor way to say involuntary collective socialism. I did give socialism a pre-qualifier.

People being involuntarily, collected and forced into an involuntary socialist system. Here is the whole paragraph in context:

"That is why you have helped me understand voluntary association. That is why each state should have its own voluntary system whereby people vote with their feet if they do not like the system. However, we do not find ourselves in that situation today. Today we are in a system whereby we are forced coercively to participate in a collective socialist system which is beholden to crony capitalism."

I think you had a knee-jerk reaction! And I think that everytime I read that exchange.

OK, please excuse this cowardice, toothless, parasidic-ridden bear outburst. I'll get back to work now :)