Life in East Germany under Uncle Joe!!

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Life in East Germany under Uncle Joe!!

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The Lost World of Communism
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Germany's unforgivable crime before the Second World War was her attempt to extricate her economy from the world's trading system and to create her own exchange mechanism which would deny world finance its opportunity to profit.
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Oh yes the lost workersparadise, good find Slaak. Recommended to see, pretty sobering though.

Had to see this one aftwards, Monty Python classic as ever
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Ahh, memories. I remember my 70 year old grandma waiting in line for ten hours hoping the delivery truck would have some bread on it.

When I meet someone who extols the virtues of socialism I often wonder if they know just how close they are to having every one of their teeth scattered on the sidewalk.
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Are there seriously people who think that socialist states were some kind of a paradise?
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Are there seriously people who think that socialist states were some kind of a paradise?
50.1% of the voters in America think so .......
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Are there seriously people who think that socialist states were some kind of a paradise?
50.1% of the voters in America think so .......

Kaboom!
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Are there seriously people who think that socialist states were some kind of a paradise?
50.1% of the voters in America think so .......

Well played [8D][:)]
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Are there seriously people who think that socialist states were some kind of a paradise?

Some people here in NYC firmly believe that. With such low participation in primaries they are able to overwhelm more mainstream candidates thus they are well represented on the city council and in the state legislature.[:(]
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ORIGINAL: Terl

ORIGINAL: Sarge
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Are there seriously people who think that socialist states were some kind of a paradise?
50.1% of the voters in America think so .......

Well played [8D][:)]
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And it seriously depresses me that these people are so clueless. When talking with these American nuts I quote "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money [to spend]." And I get one of several answers with the most common being "who the hell is Margaret Thatcher". If I try to explain how the take, take, take philosophy always fails, they get angry and insult me. These exchanges don't happen very much now that I live in Wyoming, but it still occurs.[:(][:(][:(][:(]
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"Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."
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I propose that all Socialists go for a six months tour to North Korea.
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ORIGINAL: parusski

ORIGINAL: Terl

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50.1% of the voters in America think so .......

Well played [8D][:)]



These exchanges don't happen very much now that I live in Wyoming, but it still occurs.[:(][:(][:(][:(]
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The most interesting aberration is the socialist, communist, Marxist, calling themselves Christians.(like the current President). No way you can be one of the above and claim to be Christian. Their attempt to alter the commandments to fit their ideology is nothing more than Diabolic.


Wyoming, I'll be delivering a load of liquid to Cody, Wy. Saturday. I deliver to The Gypsum plant there occasionally. Are you anywhere near there? Abundant wildlife, Nice open country. Cody has the nice Buffalo Bill Cody Museum. Great collection of Civil War, WWI, WWII, rifle, machine guns, handguns.
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ORIGINAL: Sarge
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Are there seriously people who think that socialist states were some kind of a paradise?
50.1% of the voters in America think so .......
Do you live in some alternate reality where they haven't voted for the neocon fascist Barrack Hussein Obama?
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ORIGINAL: Perturabo
ORIGINAL: Sarge
ORIGINAL: Perturabo
Are there seriously people who think that socialist states were some kind of a paradise?
50.1% of the voters in America think so .......
Do you live in some alternate reality where they haven't voted for the neocon fascist Barrack Hussein Obama?
warspite1

There may be trouble ahead.......
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Do you live in some alternate reality where they haven't voted for the neocon fascist Barrack Hussein Obama?
We are trying to reach it but the Reds rejected our petition for secession. Of course we are not giving up yet.
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Germany's unforgivable crime before the Second World War was her attempt to extricate her economy from the world's trading system and to create her own exchange mechanism which would deny world finance its opportunity to profit.
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Do you live in some alternate reality where they haven't voted for the neocon fascist Barrack Hussein Obama?

ORIGINAL: warspite1
There may be trouble ahead.......

na….. no trouble , everyone has their opinions (they don’t have to make sense ) . If that’s what he thinks (administration is neocon fascist) I most certainly can’t help ……..[;)]
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ORIGINAL: Sarge
ORIGINAL: Perturabo
Do you live in some alternate reality where they haven't voted for the neocon fascist Barrack Hussein Obama?

ORIGINAL: warspite1
There may be trouble ahead.......

na….. no trouble , everyone has their opinions (they don’t have to make sense ) . If that’s what he thinks (administration is neocon fascist) I most certainly can’t help ……..[;)]
It's certainly a more lucid opinion than claiming that Barrack "Corporate Healthcare" Obama is a leftist. The socialist candidate in USA presidential elections was some dude called Stewart Alexander - which got 4,430 votes, not Barrack "Assassin" Obama.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/uselection2012
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Yea, what do us hillbillies know the link sure sets the record straight ………..where you from again, it obviously isn't the States ?
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50.1% of the voters in America think so .......


World is a courios place: you call 'socialist' a party that we (in Italy,
but I think also around Europe) consider moderate right...

[:D]

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who don't concern me, we already have a lot of problems on our own...
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World is a courios place: you call 'socialist' a party that we (in Italy,
but I think also around Europe) consider moderate right...

[:D]
I’m sure , but now I’m really wondering where the hell does Perturabo live if Obama looks like a neocon ?
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