Many nations often described as "democratic socialist" are actually mixed economies with strong safety nets, not economies where the state owns the means of production, which is a core tenant of socialism. I would be a fan of a mixed economy.
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The United States is a great example of a highly successful mixed economy.
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Stephen Miller: "The reason many western countries are struggling today is they've forgotten the eternal truth and wisdom they once followed. Under Trump and America we are returning to those fundamental truths and principles. The human rights we are gonna protect are not of the savages, but the peacable citizens."
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Stephen Miller: "The reason many western countries are struggling today is they've forgotten the eternal truth and wisdom they once followed. Under Trump and America we are returning to those fundamental truths and principles. The human rights we are gonna protect are not of the savages, but the...
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Leavitt on reports that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran to help them target US assets: "Whether or not this happened, frankly, it does not really matter"
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Leavitt on reports that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran to help them target US assets: "Whether or not this happened, frankly, it does not really matter"
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I’ve come to the conclusion that pure libertarianism requires everybody to have a reasonable level rational self interest along with a certain level of respect, civility, and humanity for others.
I don’t see that being the state of humanity at any point in the foreseeable future.
Lost me right about there…
Seriously, F that guy
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That is probably what the pope thought long ago when he launched the Christian Crusades.
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As I posted earlier, even Alex Jones would refer to these so-called Christians, especially Hagee, as crazy and corrupt.
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Don't know why it wouldn't matter. Anyway, what would you expect after the U. S. shared intelligence with Ukraine to help it fight Russia. Iran has been a member of BRICS since Jan. 1, 2024, so doubtful Russia has much of anything against Iran.Leavitt on reports that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran to help them target US assets: "Whether or not this happened, frankly, it does not really matter"
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Leavitt on reports that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran to help them target US assets: "Whether or not this happened, frankly, it does not really matter"
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Well, yeah, if voters are going to have a president like Trump.
I'm a bleeding heart liberal commie pinko who believes every damn person in the country lives under the Constitution of the United States whether or not they are here legally and are thus covered by equal protection and due process. Furthermore, short-circuiting that for anyone, whether they are in this country illegally or not, endangers all of us.
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IRAN CAN SEND OIL PRICES TO $250 PER BARREL, PREPARED TO FIGHT UNTIL THE U.S. MIDTERMS?
Buy EV stock?
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'Not what we voted for': Some MAGA voices warn Iran backlash will only grow the longer the war lasts
President Trump's decision to carry out strikes on Iran has further exposed a fracture among some of the president's fiercest supporters inside MAGA world.
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Since the first strike last week, Trump's actions in Iran have faced stark criticism from some of the most popular voices in MAGA media who helped boost his 2024 campaign, ranging from longtime adviser Steve Bannon to more recent converts like conservative media personalities Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly.
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"They tell us it's regime change, but not regime change. It's a war, but it's not a war. But we can't rule out boots on the ground. And if it we want it to be a forever war, it can be a forever war, but it's not a forever war," Winter said. "There have been no publicly made comments in the last four days to give me any comfort that this is not going to turn into [a forever war]."
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Loomer, who has emerged as one of the most influential pro-Trump voices, said the president also asked her how the Iran strikes were going over with his supporters. "What are people saying about it? I believe there's overwhelming support for this," she said Trump asked.
Loomer agreed with the president but told him there were "some people who aren't happy about it, but they're the general misfits," specifically referring to Tucker Carlson, who had earlier that day told ABC News' Jonathan Karl that the strikes were "absolutely disgusting and evil."
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Days later, Trump told ABC Jonathan Karl, "Tucker has lost his way" and that he "knew that a long time ago, and he's not MAGA. MAGA is saving our country. MAGA is making our country great again. MAGA is America first, and Tucker is none of those things. And Tucker is really not smart enough to understand that."
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"This is all b-------, doomer, black pilled, liberal media b------- designed to fracture you before an election, to drive down approval ratings and voter enthusiasm, so Republicans lose and Donald Trump can get impeached," podcaster and former FBI deputy director Dan Bongino said on his show this week. "That is all this is."
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Given the gravity of the issue, Winters said she has been surprised that the outcry from the base hasn't been even more forceful.
"The debate over the Epstein files created more political blowback on the administration than what they're doing in Iran, standing on the brink of a potential forever war," she said.
"And seeing the base not more outrageous about that -- it's pretty wild, because that's a tenant that's foundational to MAGA."
And, yeah, it will take forever to give due process and equal protection to even the worst criminal elements that are here illegally. That is simply the mess we have. We do that, however, because it is the foundation of who we are, the bedrock principles of our legal system, and it protects all of us.
And if both parties would get their crap together and quit playing politics with it and fix our broken immigration system we might not have this mess any more. But they would both rather play politics and blame the other side. It is pathetic.
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