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by constantcrying 1038 days ago
Seems not that relevant to the subject.
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FrustratedMonky 1038 days ago
You asked? So it was relevant as an answer to the question.

But, agree, not relevant to the original story. Just a little.

The original story was about 'elites'. In the US, any conversation on that subject gets wrapped up in different opinions on who the 'elite's are, and if they are Socialist. One side thinks the 'elite's are Socialist, the other side think the 'elite's are corporate CEO's.

This thread digressed to the discussion of Socialism (not the academic definition), and I was just following along with that tangent.

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constantcrying 1038 days ago
>You asked?

About the republicans calling taxation socialism. Zero evidence of that.

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FrustratedMonky 1038 days ago
US Libertarians are against taxation and government

They are Republicans.

https://www.lp.org/issues/taxes/

https://www.lp.org/news-press-releases-libertarian-party-don...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_as_theft

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constantcrying 1038 days ago
>They are Republicans.

Then it should be trvial to link to a republucan publication/website/statemrent claiming the same thing.

To be honest I think you are just making stuff up.

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FrustratedMonky 1038 days ago
Not my job to educate.

I started searching and had dozen hits, and was like "wait, why do I have to search for this person, this is a troll at this point".

It has been in debates, articles, arguments. Like non-stop for 6 years. It was in the Republican debates. You go look it up.

Seems like being extra pedantic now , "well, they didn't mean it, those other links don't count, show me the official Republican documentation".

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