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Memories of the 28th Century

Miscellaneous thoughts about miscellaneous matters

  1. The Place of Socialism in U.S. Politics

    by , 10-17-2015 at 03:19 PM (Memories of the 28th Century)
    Or: Why Bernie might as well give up now

    Socialism is a term that is too broad to be especially useful, but it has some meanings that are significant to U.S. politics. In its broadest sense, socialism is an economic system that is democratic; that is, operated by the people involved. Democracy is rule by the people, in contrast with republican government in which the people elect representatives, aristocracy in which an elite rules, monarchy in which a single ruler runs things. Here ...
  2. Strange Election

    by , 04-12-2015 at 07:11 PM (Memories of the 28th Century)
    Maybe I’m fantasizing, but I think that the presidential election on 2016 will be a strange one. So far we have two announced candidates: Hillary Clinton and Ted Cruz, but they are just the beginnings. Jeb Bush may run, and there's an excellent chance that at least one and maybe two other Dems will throw their hats into the ring. There are at least a half dozen Republicans who are preparing to run. They include Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Chris Christie, Kelly Ayotte, Mike Huckabee, ...

    Updated 04-12-2015 at 07:25 PM by PeterL

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