The Political Satire/Meme Thread

[Sander 001]

 

[Danoff]

It's all socialist.

 

[Sander 001]

It's all socialist.

Is it that obvious? I mean, so is the police and the entire justice system, military, transportation ministries, financial services, fire department, etc.

The point is that people attach a word to something with no sense just try to vilify it in order to advance their personal concerns.

 

[UKMikey]

 

[Danoff]

Is it that obvious? I mean, so is the police and the entire justice system, military, transportation ministries, financial services, fire department, etc.

Yes, it's all socialist.

This next part is purely for technical accuracy, fee free to ignore:

You shifted the discussion slightly from programs which actually happened, and we know how they were funded, versus programs in theory, and we don't necessarily know how they are funded. The concept of a fire department is not inherently socialist. It depends on how the fire department is funded. Similarly for transportation and the rest of it. We do know how the bailouts were funded, and so we do know that they are socialist.

The comic is predicated on the notion that socialism is a bad word, and the comic right to point out that people who don't recognize the socialist implementations of certain services, but who are quick to decry that implementation for others, are picking and choosing in a way that is not fair. The correct answer is that they are all socialist. I don't know if that was the point of the comic, maybe, but I got the impression that a lot of people would interpret it as "none of them are", which is not correct. "Socialist" has a meaning.

 

[UKMikey]

The comic is predicated on the notion that socialism is a bad word, and the comic right to point out that people who don't recognize the socialist implementations of certain services, but who are quick to decry that implementation for others, are picking and choosing in a way that is not fair. The correct answer is that they are all socialist. I don't know if that was the point of the comic, maybe, but I got the impression that a lot of people would interpret it as "none of them are", which is not correct. "Socialist" has a meaning.

It sounds like whether they're all socialist or none of them are, the point of the comic is to highlight the hypocrisy of the picker-choosers. It's drawing an equivalence between government handouts and government handouts.

 

[Dennisch]

 

[Biggles]

 

[Sander 001]

 

[UKMikey]

 

[Sander 001]

 

[Danoff]

How is that related?

 

[Sander 001]

How is that related?

Demonstrates the values and principles of a plutocracy.

 

[Danoff]

Demonstrates the values and principles of a plutocracy.

I don't see any mention of plutocracy, or government policy. It just presents two separate facts that are unrelated, and puts them next to each other as if they had relevance to each other.

 

[Sander 001]

I don't see any mention of plutocracy, or government policy.

Not everybody is going to connect every little dot for you

Though I would love to hear how the judicial system and taxation policies have nothing to do with government

 

[Danoff]

Not everybody is going to connect every little dot for you

Please explain what one person's money has to do with another person's lack of money.

Though I would love to hear how the judicial system and taxation policies have nothing to do with government

Are you saying that someone having to pay a bill (enforce by the court) is a matter of policy? That's pretty wild.

I guess being worried about taxes is a mention of government policy. But not plutocracy.

 

[Blood Eagle]

If someone takes you to court and wins a judgement against you, you have to pay the judgement. Believe me lol Doesn't really matter how unfair it is.

 

[Sander 001]

But not a plutocracy.

And there it is. The need to defend wacko Ayn Rand is never far behind

 

[Danoff]

And there it is. The need to defend wacko Ayn Rand is never far behind

I have no idea what you're talking about. Want to take a stab at my request?

 

[DK]

 

[Sander 001]

I have no idea what you're talking about.

I know you don't, otherwise your house of cards would come tumbling down

Want to take a stab at my request?

You needed an explanation for a very straight forward Twitter post, I can't imagine how long this would take

 

[Danoff]

I know you don't, otherwise your house of cards would come tumbling down

Definitely don't get specific, it'd reveal that you have no substance behind your nebulous statements.

You needed an explanation for a very straight forward Twitter post, I can't imagine how long this would take

It's a simple question. What does one person's wealth have to do with another person's lack?

 

[Sander 001]

Definitely don't get specific, it'd reveal that you have no substance behind your nebulous statements.

Definitely don't keep asking reductive, disingenuous questions, it'll just keep you from declaring laughably insane Ayn Rand philosophies.

 

[Danoff]

Definitely don't keep asking reductive, disingenuous questions, it'll just keep you from declaring laughably insane Ayn Rand philosophies.

You're just rambling because you don't have an answer.

 

[Sander 001]

You're just rambling because you don't have an answer.

I gave you an answer but apparently governmental involvement in taxes and the justice system is too radical of an idea for you to wrap your head around

 

[Danoff]

I gave you an answer but apparently governmental involvement in taxes and the justice system is too radical of an idea for you to wrap your head around

That's not answer to the question. Let me re-state (3rd time) so that you're not confused:

What does one person's wealth have to do with another person's lack?

 

[Sander 001]

That's not answer to the question. Let me re-state (3rd time) so that you're not confused:

What does one person's wealth have to do with another person's lack?

Government.

 

[TexRex]

 

[Sander 001]

 

[Danoff]

Government.

So far from sufficient.