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Originally Posted by Katczinsky  Actually it would. For democratic politics anyway. I'm not rejoicing that there will be socialist-minded votes, because it would be foolish to do so considering it would only be one person. But I am more rejoicing over this because I believe the more partisan or perhaps narrow-minded our politics is, the less democratic it is. Democracy is more of a clash of ideas. Obviously, I don't think pure socialism would work, just like pure of anything wouldn't work. But I do think that socialism does have something to offer us. But moreso, a socialist joining Congress will help pave the way for more tolerance toward socialist ideas. Especially considering the United States is the only industrialized nation without a significant socialist party. |
He won't win. And Socialism is a huge freakin failure and a terrible idea.
However, I do think it would be nice to see another party represented. The two sides of the one party we have now (the Republicrats) are both equally shitty.
You can either be a non-thinking religious zealot...
or You can be a non-thinking anti-religious zealot...
What a choice... Fight the good fight, and die with the enemy's heart in your hand. http://www.armysailor.com http://www.tadpolenet.com/techblog
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