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To: koan who wrote (1054507)	2/13/2018 1:12:36 PM
From: locogringo	Respond to of 1576825

Go away and educate yourself. I repeat: Message 31482888

To: koan who wrote (1054507)	2/13/2018 1:22:47 PM
From: James Seagrove	Respond to of 1576825

To: koan who wrote (1054507)	2/13/2018 1:24:27 PM
From: James Seagrove	1 Recommendation Recommended By Taro Respond to of 1576825

Socialism is the doctrine that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that his life and his work do not belong to him, but belong to society, that the only justification of his existence is his service to society, and that society may dispose of him in any way it pleases for the sake of whatever it deems to be its own tribal, collective good. “For the New Intellectual,” Ayn Rand

To: koan who wrote (1054507)	2/13/2018 1:25:15 PM
From: James Seagrove	2 Recommendations Recommended By Taro Tenchusatsu Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576825

The essential characteristic of socialism is the denial of individual property rights; under socialism, the right to property (which is the right of use and disposal) is vested in “society as a whole,” i.e., in the collective, with production and distribution controlled by the state, i.e., by the government. Socialism may be established by force, as in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—or by vote, as in Nazi (National Socialist) Germany. The degree of socialization may be total, as in Russia—or partial, as in England. Theoretically, the differences are superficial; practically, they are only a matter of time. The basic principle, in all cases, is the same. The alleged goals of socialism were: the abolition of poverty, the achievement of general prosperity, progress, peace and human brotherhood. The results have been a terrifying failure—terrifying, that is, if one’s motive is men’s welfare. Instead of prosperity, socialism has brought economic paralysis and/or collapse to every country that tried it. The degree of socialization has been the degree of disaster. The consequences have varied accordingly. “The Monument Builders,” The Virtue of Selfishness, 86, Ayn Rand

To: koan who wrote (1054507)	2/13/2018 4:56:22 PM
From: Wharf Rat	1 Recommendation Recommended By Bill Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576825

"You should know the right wing bandies about the word socialism all the time referring to European countries" Maybe that's cuz they have socialism. Top 10 Most Socialist Countries in the World "they have no idea that all western democracies are simply a variation of a democratic welfare state." That's called socialism, as in "sociaized medicine" and "socialized education". "that was the jest of the discussion which you apparently could not follow" Now that's the best jest of all. Here's the word you are searching for... gist jist/ noun 1. the substance or essence of a speech or text.