Bolivia Coup D'etat

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I doubt that our imperious leader understands anything about the history and political linkages in Latin America; however, that will not stop him from tweeting and opining - no matter how ill informed or inaccurate the opinion.
 

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I doubt that our imperious leader understands anything about the history and political linkages in Latin America; however, that will not stop him from tweeting and opining - no matter how ill informed or inaccurate the opinion.

Nobody knows more about Latin America than Trump. Nobody.
 

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Another socialist narco entrepreneur ousted. Another clear example that “ socialism” is an abject failure. Communalism works ok, socialism fails every single time.

Perhaps we need to define our terms, since a lot of what conservatives castigate as "socialism" has worked just fine in other countries around the world and, yes, even here, for years.
 

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Perhaps we need to define our terms, since a lot of what conservatives castigate as "socialism" has worked just fine in other countries around the world and, yes, even here, for years.

No it hasn’t. Communalism has worked, but socialism is a complete failure. Communalism is police, roads, hospitals, schools. Socialism is government picking winners and losers.
 

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And name a country with successful socialism.

You'll have to be more specific about what's considered socialism.

Are countries that have socialist policies which were enacted through democratic systems, such as Finland, Norway, etc, included?

Or are you strictly limiting the bucket to countries where socialism is administered through a dictatorship?
 

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The government picking winners and losers is a far more accurate description of what occurs in capitalism than what occurs in socialism. If you think otherwise then you've got your talking point flashcards out of order.
 
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You'll have to be more specific about what's considered socialism.

Are countries that have socialist policies which were enacted through democratic systems, such as Finland, Norway, etc, included?

Or are you strictly limiting the bucket to countries where socialism is administered through a dictatorship?

I suspect "socialism" is, by definition, whatever doesn't work. ;)
 

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You'll have to be more specific about what's considered socialism.

Are countries that have socialist policies which were enacted through democratic systems, such as Finland, Norway, etc, included?

Or are you strictly limiting the bucket to countries where socialism is administered through a dictatorship?

State ownership of industry and transfer of payments from one person to another.


What is yours?
 

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So no successful socialist countries anywhere to be found.

There are plenty of successful countries with what I would call more progressive systems and policies than the U.S.; we can learn from them.

Beyond that, I don't really care what label you want to put on it.
 

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Why do you resist being specific in naming them and their policies?

Healthcare. The green ones.

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