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"conservatives can’t dialogue with liberals who have the elitist attitude that liberals “never have to say they are sorry,” for they are never wrong."

Oh Snap!

I was convinced it was the other way around.

By the way, where was the counting of ways socialism is flawed?

Also, you know, liberals...not really Marxists. I mean, gee golly goodness guys, I like capitalism I really do. I just don't think it's the answer for everything, just like I don't think the government is the answer for everything. I don't believe that 'invisible hand' is always working for the good of society...and, like any hand, it needs to be slapped with a ruler from time to time.

Nonsense, rahrah. That's what's so great about the Invisible Hand: it slaps itself when it gets out of line. Conversely, the statist hand so favored by Marxist-Liberalists like yourself simply runs wild in its authoritarian do-gooding manner, ever assuming additional mass in a cancerous sort of way--except that, in stark contrast to cancer, the growth in no way hampers its dysfunctional functionality. If you truly liked capitalism, as you say, you would trust in the Invisible Hand.

Incidentally, the Invisible Hand (like "Bible" and "Ronald Reagan") should always be capitalized.

I really want to tell an 'Invisible Finger' joke right now.

(Not to offend you, just well, it was funny. You might be able to imagine.)

As one who loves America and believes in conservative principles, i gotta tell ya Mr. Bullard, you sure seem the elitist.

As for “ill-informed", I was not aware that Sweden had a terrible human rights record, with genocide and mass murder, and a devastated economy. Perhaps you can point me to whereI can become edjumacated about all that stuff.

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I do agree with Bullard that capitalism creates both great economies and great countries ... but too bad much of the economy in America and indeed the entire modern world is not capitalism.

I think, James, he was saying that liberals always point to countries like Sweden when touting liberal ideas and we leave out the other failed 'socialist' or 'marxist' countries that are failures and have all that bad stuff. Still, a silly point to make since those nation's problems stem from things like massive corruption and lack of real democracy.

I understood that, rahrah .. but as you stated, often the "failed 'socialist' or 'marxist' countries" are really totalitarian dictatorships. The only thing marxist is the face of dissenters = marked in the cross hairs of a g-man rifle-scope.

Second . the fact that there is one .. one is all that is needed .. moderately successful quasi-socialist country - like Sweden - proves models different than American "capitalism" can work. ( "capitalism" in " 's because we really do not have a true capitalist society - but that's another post).

"The fact that there is one ... . moderately successful " .. The next time Universal Health Care comes up for discussion, we will hear about waiting lines in Canada and the bankrupcy of countries that have it .. but it is working in Japan .. not perfectly, but there are no waiting lines and afaik, Japan is not bankrupt.

... but there are waiting lines in Canada .. and countries that have have it are bankrupt ... and mumble mumble.