it is all about nomenclature...the meaning of the word and the emotional association with it...there is negative association with "communism"...not so with "socialism"...so in an conversation I refer to Venuzela as an example of communism...

Now that I'm older, when I stop and really look at what the elite are trying to accomplish in this world...all the starvation, suffering that comes with it...I really see true evil. I see little traces of it from my few leftist friends when we have discussions. Their eyes twinkle at the thought of ruling over their fellow citizens, forcing them to do certain things, or maybe taking control over people's children. They don't bat an eye at the skinny, starving lady holding a sign begging at the intersection. They like it.

...noted...

Haha...

Thanks, Dob

Yupper! Just like Dems and RINO's.

+1 Good point.."most of us think of snakes and other reptiles as rather nasty, slimy types" Same is said of Dems and RINOs.

Bravo, kudos to Trump.
Will anyone else from the so-called free market sector stand and support Trump and the truth about socialism?

Yes, the MSM are exactly as AR predicted in AS. They seek death not life.

True. :) That's a good way to look at a swamp. I think that when The Trumpster called the government that, he might have been thinking about the reptiles that live in it, which of course are necessary to the survival of the swamp. However, most of us think of snakes and other reptiles as rather nasty, slimy types.

What would one expect from a giant room full of bureaucrats in the semi-irrelevant UN whose only source of income is political power.

Of course this group hates freedom.

Yes , but Calling it a swamp I think is step up a swamp is in the water cycle and serves a purpose
So is a cesspool ........

Historically it has been a characteristic of reporters to abuse alcohol , likely to cover up their cognitive dissonance . When A is not A , the brain goes haywire.

Hi BT, text book++++++'s

Was not surprised at all by the silent lack of response...the truth left them speechless.

The surprised was the lack of a show of cognitive dissonance! The vast majority of UN member nations practice some form of socialism to outright communism.

As Dob rightly identifies them as the "Kakistocracy", one should also note that the global collective is not eclectic at all. It truly is a homogeneous collection barring a few standouts that keep the whole thing interesting.

Talk about fake news, of all the people in the world, the media, it must be that they don't even believe in what they report. How is it they can not see the implications and results of socialism, the results of which they report to us themselves? Or, are they actually totally complicit in wanting us to live under a socialist rule?

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Maybe Trump should have denounced National Socialism. Then paused for a reaction. Then added worldwide socialism as well.

Right on! His poll numbers are rising. However, the swamp dwellers will ignore that. They want a "winner" only if he comes from the established elite.

I heard it over my radio, and, as I recall, there was
laughter--as if the people thought he had made a
really good point.

...and the little boy pointed at the emperor and said "Look! He's not wearing any clothes!"

You might be interested in reading "Ameritopia" by Mark Levin https://www.amazon.com/Ameritopia-Unm... . He does a good job of educating the reader on the history of Utopian ideologies and the role they play in American political thinking.

ABSOLULTELY. Trump is not 100% good, but a HELL of a lot better than most of the other politicians. Amazing he got this speech through the speech writers, Venezuela is a current day study in the end game of socialism. WE should study it carefully to see where we are heading. Trump is a light in the dark, at least until the socialist establishment in both parties take him down in 2018 or 2020.

Its amazing to see, for sure.

Definitely an encouraging thing to say? Kudos to Trump. Not surprising that the other countries who have embraced various levels of socialism denounce him.

The facts speak for themselves. Venezuela is a prime example of the end game for socialism. Once the free money runs out (the high price of the oil they could actually get out of the ground), the system collapses. Ayn Rand predicted all of this in AS. As clear as day.

"Strong sovereign nations let their people take ownership of the future and control of their destiny and strong sovereign nations allow individuals to flourish in the fullness of life" President Donald Trump to the UN General Assembly and also from the president
" The Problem in Venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented...but that socialism has been faithfully implemented!"

Bravo to Trump the best President in my life. I am frankly pleasantly shocked at his clarity and sensibility.