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    Its hard to refute the origins of socialism and communism in biblical teachings:

    James 5:1

    Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. 2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. 4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. 5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.

    The republicans seem emboldened to piss on the constitution.

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    Calling him a socialist is ridiculous. In the rest of the world we would call him slightly left of center.

    He is not taking control over private property. Although I would be all for that tbh.

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    Chip Roy is Ted Cruz’s sycophant to be clear about the hierarchy of maga stupidity. His ignorant bigoted white supremacist hated overflows but some highlights are wanting to kill the COVID vaccine to let waiting for a natural herd immunity kill tens of millions of Americans and blamed COVID deaths on immigrants.

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    The blade on the guillotine goes up and down, up and down, up and down! The blade on the guillotine goes up and down, all the live long day.

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      I know they designed a great diagonal blade that made the blade go through in one go rather than the original designs that had to go a few times before they got through the neck.

      I think they should use the original blade designs. It would make for a much better waiting game for those in line to go, they get to guess how many drops it will take before their turn. It’s not that I want to be cruel, I just want them to really think about the question “should I have paid them enough to live?”

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      It didn’t during the Red Scare either. They’re bringing back all the classic atrocities already, so…

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      Also, due process got thrown out the window long ago. Seems to me that it’s just a matter of time until the rest of the constitution is just a decoration.

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        Yes. During the rise of Hitler, Jewish newspapers stubbornly insisted not to worry, that he couldn’t do all the horrible things he said he was going to do because of “the constitution”. It turns out a piece of paper with words written on it doesn’t protect you from someone who doesn’t value it, no matter how much you might value it.

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          Just because something is illegal doesn’t mean it can’t happen. When laws are no longer enforced, they lose their value, and the old system collapses. If you don’t see any value in the new system, it’s time to do something about it.

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        All this copaganda has been super effective. Really started laying it on thick to justify the patriot act.

        I think it gets into the back of people’s minds and they don’t react in their best interests in high stress situations.

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      Depends on the country. Some have communist parties, like the PCF in France or the PCE in Spain. They aren’t big though.

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    you know if these fuckers existed prior to 1776 they’d want to “deport” the founding fathers. Hell if Jesus came back today they’d deport him too.

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    Funny, for a bunch of “good old boys” who made like they couldn’t’ figure out how to say his name, they sure figured it out when they had to, didn’t they?

    Also, this particular dipshit is running against “MAGA” Mayes Middleton in a primary runoff, with both calling the other insufficiently conservative. A pox upon both their houses.

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      I’ve been saying it for a while. We can put them on their own little piece of land, reserved just for them, with it’s own laws and customs. Someplace out of the way - it doesn’t need to be nice or anything.

      Then add we start fixing things we can finally compensate all the American people that have been fucked over the centuries - First Nations, African Americans, Japanese, Hispanics, everyone else poor…