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Posted on 10 April 2016 - 11:44 AM

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Enslaving people is not just a capitalist idea. Again going back to the Soviet model. Millions were sent to labour camps to try and make up for the production that the economic system could not incentivise the workers to provide for, where they would most likely eventually die. Attempts at socialism in the real world have only caused greater inequalities than capitalism does today. Socialism largely only exists due to oppression in so called socialist states, that still exists today and the ones that existed in the Eastern Bloc only survived due to the oppression of its own people.

I think you're describing communism here.

Socialism works very well, at least in my country.

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Posted on 10 April 2016 - 12:18 PM

Ylijumala wrote

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I think you're describing communism here.

Socialism works very well, at least in my country.

Am i being stupid or is your prime minister not a socialist?
and currently the majority of the seats in the Finnish parliament are held by center/conservative parties soooo
wat

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Posted on 10 April 2016 - 01:39 PM

Ylijumala wrote

Just_Peter wrote...

I think you're describing communism here.

Socialism works very well, at least in my country.

Said this before but in my opinion communism is a form of socialism. The Eastern Bloc was officially made up of socialist states so…

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Posted on 10 April 2016 - 11:33 PM

Basically we need Trump to free us all from MINEHQ!

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Basically we need Trump to free us all from MINEHQ!

actually tho

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Posted on 11 April 2016 - 04:44 AM

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Basically we need Trump to free us all from MINEHQ!

I dont like McDonald without the Mc

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Posted on 13 April 2016 - 10:49 AM

cringiecake wrote

Ylijumala wrote...

Am i being stupid or is your prime minister not a socialist?
and currently the majority of the seats in the Finnish parliament are held by center/conservative parties soooo
wat

True but I meant that all the social programs like free healthcare and education and maternity leave were ideas of a socialist parliament. And all of them turned out great.

Sorry if I sound stupid lol

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@cringiecake witch country does not have a place where u can educate for free ?

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Posted on 13 April 2016 - 03:41 PM

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@cringiecake witch country does not have a place where u can educate for free ?

Obviously yours because your grammar and spelling is terrible

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Posted on 13 April 2016 - 03:52 PM

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RexerMC wrote...

Obviously yours because your grammar and spelling is terrible

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haha abortion which i obviously condemn omg ffs

i promise im not 12

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Posted on 23 April 2016 - 05:22 AM

I think I would vote for Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton.
In my country we take free education for granted, I hope this will also happen in the US.
I wouldn't vote for Ted Cruz for sure, he supports 'abortion punishments' and he's a racist.

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I'm a Democrat. If I was to vote for the Democratic side, it would be Hillary Clinton.

As for the Republican Side..

Donald Trump doesnt think before he speaks

Ted Cruz is a bit better

Kasich doesnt really do anything..

I just wouldnt vote for the Republicans

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I'm for Bernie Sanders. With Bernie we are going to start a political revolution. This country is not going to move forward unless we end a rigged economy where the rich get richer and everybody else gets poorer. Do we really feel confident about a candidate saying she's going to bring change to America when she is so dependent on big money interests? Hillary actively supported fracking technology around the world, we have to tell the fossil fuel industry that their short term profits are not more important than the future of this planet. Bernie believes that if we stand together and not let the Trump's of the world divide us up that we can guarantee healthcare to all people as a right, we can have public colleges and universities tuition free, we can lead the world in transforming our energy system and combating climate change, we can have paid family and medical leave, we can break up the large financial institutions, and we can demand that the wealthiest people in this country pay their fair share taxes. That is what a political revolution is all about, no other candidate is like him, that is why I'm for Bernie. He cares about me and everyone else in this world and isn't dependent on big money interests.

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I'm for Bernie Sanders. With Bernie we are going to start a political revolution. This country is not going to move forward unless we end a rigged economy where the rich get richer and everybody else gets poorer. Do we really feel confident about a candidate saying she's going to bring change to America when she is so dependent on big money interests? Hillary actively supported fracking technology around the world, we have to tell the fossil fuel industry that their short term profits are not more important than the future of this planet. Bernie believes that if we stand together and not let the Trump's of the world divide us up that we can guarantee healthcare to all people as a right, we can have public colleges and universities tuition free, we can lead the world in transforming our energy system and combating climate change, we can have paid family and medical leave, we can break up the large financial institutions, and we can demand that the wealthiest people in this country pay their fair share taxes. That is what a political revolution is all about, no other candidate is like him, that is why I'm for Bernie. He cares about me and everyone else in this world and isn't dependent on big money interests.

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Posted on 24 April 2016 - 07:34 AM

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I'm for Bernie Sanders. With Bernie we are going to start a political revolution. This country is not going to move forward unless we end a rigged economy where the rich get richer and everybody else gets poorer. Do we really feel confident about a candidate saying she's going to bring change to America when she is so dependent on big money interests? Hillary actively supported fracking technology around the world, we have to tell the fossil fuel industry that their short term profits are not more important than the future of this planet. Bernie believes that if we stand together and not let the Trump's of the world divide us up that we can guarantee healthcare to all people as a right, we can have public colleges and universities tuition free, we can lead the world in transforming our energy system and combating climate change, we can have paid family and medical leave, we can break up the large financial institutions, and we can demand that the wealthiest people in this country pay their fair share taxes. That is what a political revolution is all about, no other candidate is like him, that is why I'm for Bernie. He cares about me and everyone else in this world and isn't dependent on big money interests.

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With Bernie we are going to start a political revolution.

For all the wrong reasons to be honest, he's a nice guy but the majority of his supporters are regressives who wont make your country progress, but rather the opposite.

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This country is not going to move forward unless we end a rigged economy where the rich get richer and everybody else gets poorer.

I'm against scaling levels of tax however i do believe huge corporations (Apple, Google etc.) should have to pay large amounts of tax and/or increase the pay of their employees to distribute the large amounts of wealth they earn.
Individuals and companies(large or small and that are not as big as apple or google or whatever) should pay the same as everyone else, as chances are they or their predecessors worked incredibly hard to get there.
And socialism in any form usually ends up with everyone getting poorer, rich and poor alike.

But yes I do like Bernie, admire him as a statesman and is a really nice guy.

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DexterMC wrote

I'm for Bernie Sanders. With Bernie we are going to start a political revolution. This country is not going to move forward unless we end a rigged economy where the rich get richer and everybody else gets poorer.

I honestly think Bernie is the most genuine of the candidates, but I don't think he's the best choice.

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Do we really feel confident about a candidate saying she's going to bring change to America when she is so dependent on big money interests? Hillary actively supported fracking technology around the world, we have to tell the fossil fuel industry that their short term profits are not more important than the future of this planet.

Yeah, everything that comes out of Hillary's mouth sounds like a lie.

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Bernie believes that if we stand together and not let the Trump's of the world divide us up that we can guarantee healthcare to all people as a right, we can have public colleges and universities tuition free, we can lead the world in transforming our energy system and combating climate change, we can have paid family and medical leave, we can break up the large financial institutions, and we can demand that the wealthiest people in this country pay their fair share taxes.

The only groups that need to have their taxes raised are huge companies. Nothing would be truly free, somebody would always be paying for it. What happens once the people who once
had all the money end up on the same level as everyone else and can no longer pay their raised taxes? College would no longer be free. I agree with a lot of Bernie's other points though.

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That is what a political revolution is all about, no other candidate is like him, that is why I'm for Bernie. He cares about me and everyone else in this world and isn't dependent on big money interests.

Yeah Bernie seems like a great guy.
I haven't paid attention to the news lately and I've just been gathering what I can, which is why most of this is likely inaccurate. I can't vote anyways lol

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