Lea Cabrerra

Bank Nationalization and the TARP

Words do indeed mean something and so do labels. I have provided DICTIONARY.COM's definition of socialist and socialism below. These definitions certainly apply to Krugman and Obama, so Im on firm ground in calling them socialist.

As for McCarthy calling Hollywood communist, he may have had a point.

I would encourage you not to subordinate your mind to political correctness. All your sucking up may get you a "that a boy," but thats a small consolation for the hole you suck through your throat. Do-gooders usually end up being done real good!

Thanks for responding to my post though.

so⋅cial⋅ist   [soh-shuh-list] Show IPA
–noun
1. an advocate or supporter of socialism.
2. (initial capital letter) a member of the U.S. Socialist party.
–adjective
3. socialistic.

so⋅cial⋅ism   [soh-shuh-liz-uhm] Show IPA
–noun
1. a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
2. procedure or practice in accordance with this theory.
3. (in Marxist theory) the stage following capitalism in the transition of a society to communism, characterized by the imperfect implementation of collectivist principles.
On Mar 02 09:54 AM anarchist wrote:

> Cabrerra, are you you old enough to remember the McCarthy era where
> all one had to do to discredit a person you disagreed with was to
> call them a "communist"? 'Tricky Dick Nixon' did really well with
> that technique. Now the catch word for defaming is "socialist",
> Obama is a socialist? Krugman is a socialist? Get off it!

Bank Nationalization and the TARP

You said, "Even Paul Krugman is saying 'Nationalize'!"

Why does this surprise you?

Paul Krugman is a socialist. He is the anti-thesis of economic reasoning. To call him an economist is an oxymoron.