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From: Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Awfully quiet in here...
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:45:24 -0700
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On Sun, 6 Apr 2025 22:21:55 +0200, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

>
>
>On Sun, 6 Apr 2025, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>
>> D  <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>>> On Sat, 5 Apr 2025, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yes, Haiti is a post-capitalist, post-fascist nation.  A small =
number of
>>>
>>> Actually, that's incorrect. Haiti is a prime example of what happens =
when
>>> you go from proto-socialism, and the leaders then decide to screw the
>>> people.
>>
>> Explain, please.  The government of the Revolution of 1946 did have
>> plenty of socialists in the coalition, but none of them survived when
>> Magloire took over.  And Magloire wasn't the problem, but he didn't
>> last long.
>
>There you go. I think you just explained it yourself. If you dig deep=20
>enough in crisis countries surely you will find a socialist or two.
>
>> Leaders screwing the people is a pretty common problem, and it's why
>> representative democracy is such a good thing.  It's not sufficient to
>> prevent that, but it's necessary.
>
>Leaders screwing the people is exactly what socialism and =
authoritarianism=20
>is about. The only antidote to that is capitalism and the abolishing of=20
>the public sector.
>
>If not, the public sector grows like a cancer, and when it does, the=20
>politicians soon become dictators and take over. Socialism turning the=20
>people into slaves like it has always done.
>
>This is a scientific fact.

=46or some unknown meaning of "scientific fact", no doubt.
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"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"