Two or more individuals interacting in the physical presence of one another, without the immediate aid of online networking sites, telephones, mobile phones, text messaging, instant messaging, or other electronic communication mechanism. Two cups connected by a string suffices since someone must actually get close enough to another person to hand the cup over.
Two people sitting at a table in a cafe having a conversation with only air between them are in the process of physical socializing.
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A political philosophy which asserts that the needs of society outweigh the rights of the individual.
The individual in such a society is at the mercy of the ruling elite since it is they who determine the needs of the society. Regardless of how the ruling elite come to power the end result is always the same - a Nanny State or a Police State. In the Nanny State the individual is treated like a child who is incapable of making decisions for himself. In a Police State the individual is treated like a criminal for thinking for himself. So whether the state is protecting you from yourself or protecting itself from you really doesn't matter. The end result is that there is no one protecting you from the state.
The individual in such a society is at the mercy of the ruling elite since it is they who determine the needs of the society. Regardless of how the ruling elite come to power the end result is always the same - a Nanny State or a Police State. In the Nanny State the individual is treated like a child who is incapable of making decisions for himself. In a Police State the individual is treated like a criminal for thinking for himself. So whether the state is protecting you from yourself or protecting itself from you really doesn't matter. The end result is that there is no one protecting you from the state.
Some states which practiced socialism:
United Kingdom - Nanny State
Nazi Germany - Police State (Yes Nazis were socialists)
Soviet Union - Police State (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
Huge Chavez, Venezuala - Police State (only Hugo knows what's good for you)
United Kingdom - Nanny State
Nazi Germany - Police State (Yes Nazis were socialists)
Soviet Union - Police State (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
Huge Chavez, Venezuala - Police State (only Hugo knows what's good for you)
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Get the socialism mug.Try this trick to dismiss your opponent's arguments without listening to them. Especially effective against people who can afford a better phone than you or those who sometimes indulge in luxuries. This ad hominem attack is sure to nullify even the most well thought-out argument for wealth distribution.
Say the person you're talking to is arguing for more economic equality but they haven't given all their money away? Champagne socialist.
What if they're explaining the purpose of unions but you're getting a bit bored of performing mental gymnastics? Champagne socialist.
Now if they're trying to tell you that there are reasons some people can't work that aren't laziness? Champagne socialist.
Try it today, and if they call you out on it, try calling them a closed-minded virtue signalling hypocrite. Then when they get tired of talking to you because you're beyond help, you are free to proclaim victory and can continue to feel smug about supporting the broken system you were indoctrinated to believe in.
Say the person you're talking to is arguing for more economic equality but they haven't given all their money away? Champagne socialist.
What if they're explaining the purpose of unions but you're getting a bit bored of performing mental gymnastics? Champagne socialist.
Now if they're trying to tell you that there are reasons some people can't work that aren't laziness? Champagne socialist.
Try it today, and if they call you out on it, try calling them a closed-minded virtue signalling hypocrite. Then when they get tired of talking to you because you're beyond help, you are free to proclaim victory and can continue to feel smug about supporting the broken system you were indoctrinated to believe in.
So, you want unemployed people not to die from easily treatable health problems, but you won't even sell your house and live as a hermit in the woods to make it happen; could you even be more of a champagne socialist?
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Get the champagne socialist mug.Direct collective onwership of all productive assets by everyone, resulting in moneyless free-access to whatever people need.
After capitalism has gone, old former capitalist political farts will be heard saying "I remember when people were employed and exploited for profits till they dropped, in order to eat and have a roof over their head. Now they only work about 10 hours a week without bosses, get everything they want without paying, and no tell can them what to do. Terrible! It's terrible! I'm John Major, and I used to be charge, you know"
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Get the socialism mug.Obama's double-standard plan of action to take money from high class whites and give to the lower class, despite the hard work put into earning it. This tactic was also used by communist theoretician Vladimir Lenin (Leader of the Russian Revolution and founder of the Bolsheviks), and also loosely portrayed by German Economist Karl Marx. Generally a term that should be loathed, but is unfortunately visible in America's near future.
Obama's subtle allusions to socialism should raise a red flags in the mind of any smart, aware, worthy American
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