markh wrote:-DjZ- wrote:But seriously this whole redistribution of wealth thing scares me.
- redistributing wealth does not equate to socialism or communism
Right. But... Nationalizing financial institutions is 100% reflective of the tenets of socialism. No wonder McCain backed off his stance of supporting the bailout/buy-in shortly after he "suspended his campaign" to do his damndest to push it through. He didn't want to come across as a hypocrite.
After his speech last night, though, I think that he is back to his pre-2001 form, and the world will be a better place for it. Hopefully, he realized his tragic mistake in pandering to the hard right for the last seven-ish years, and the embodiment of that movement in the guise of Palin was probably what he needed to see the error of his ways. I truly believe that he was relieved that he lost the election, and that he will now be a force for centrism and logic in Washington.
I really hope that all of this post-election whining that is going on (Not directly speaking to you, Z, but to dozens of knee-jerk fascists on other boards I frequent, as well as comments on CNN and FOX that I've seen) slowly dies off, and the language of hate that has been spewing from the right diees with it.
Who am I to say, though? I'm a nontheist anarchist with communist leanings.
I blame Obama for the crappy sound quality of older new school jungle.