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A Shirt About ˈsō-shəli-zəm
Posted by: | CommentsAfter its ad popped onto my Facebook page, I clicked ahead and visited a website called “Change Clothez”. The landing page sells a shirt whose design is meant to “encourage people to question whether socialist ideals and practices are as destructive as some would lead you to believe.” The design includes the phonetic spelling of socialism, ˈsō-shəli-zəm, followed by what appears to be a tag cloud with the following words: Support, Liberty, Compassion, Unity, Wealth,... Read More→
Denmark Is No Proof that Socialism Is Good
Posted by: | CommentsThere seems to be a new (perhaps a recycled) argument about the greatness of socialism circulating around these days. I’m not sure what brought it forth, but I suspect it all started recently after Oprah did a profile of the country of Denmark. Denmark, as you may know, is a country with quite a lot of social programs. And so the argument goes: Denmark has a lot of socialism and is a successful country, therefore socialism is good. There are two main problems with this argument: 1. Is socialism... Read More→
Government Spending Parody by IWantYourMoney.net
Posted by: | CommentsThis is a parody of the Master Card commercials dealing with the federal government’s wasteful spending habits. These are actual federal expenditures for the years 2008-2009. Film director Ray Griggs is currently in production on a documentary film dealing with the perils of Big Government. Coming to theaters in late summer of 2010. Video by IWantYourMoney.net. Read More →
Misconception: Police, Fire, Road Construction, Etc. Are Proof that Socialism Is Great
Posted by: | CommentsThis is the most common type of argument I get, and I’ve seen it take the following forms: Government Service X works, and that’s socialism, therefore socialism works/is great. You wouldn’t want to not have Government Service X? No you wouldn’t! And Government Service X is socialist, therefore, you can’t say you don’t want socialism. Where in the above, Government Service X is one or more basic safety, infrastructure, or a limited government service, such as... Read More→
A Fantastic Presentation by a Catastrophic Global Warming Skeptic
Posted by: | CommentsThe science of global warming is not directly related to socialism, however its political aspect as become a powerful tool statists and socialists use to pass laws and impose their ideology on the populace. The following video is a fantastic presentation about the problems with the global warming theory and a short discussion of the Cap and Trade legislation at the end. It’s over an hour long, but very captivating. Watching this is time well spent! Read More →
Obama’s U.S. Disparagment Tour Failed to Drum Up Support
Posted by: | CommentsIn Obama’s world, the United States is a bad country. Or was a bad country until he got elected that is. Promptly after being elected, Obama embarked on a world tour of bad mouthing and apologizing for the past deeds of the United States. This tactic was supposed to make our enemies love America. After all, they only hate us because of that menacing G.W. Bush. Right? The result? Opinion polls in the Middle East show that Obama’s apology tour did not improve the image of the U.S.... Read More→
