Re: Are conservatives sleazier than liberals?

royls_at_telus.net
Date: 08/30/04 

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:39:14 GMT

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 10:10:55 -0700, "Bill Bonde ( ``Soli Deo Gloria''
)" <stderr2@backpacker.com> wrote:

>royls@telus.net wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 01:26:01 -0400, "robert j. kolker"
>> <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote:
>>
>> >Sweden is socialist,
>>
>> No, it is not. Most of the means of production are privately owned.
>> It is therefore by definition not socialist. Ask almost any Swede if
>> he lives in a socialist country (a few right-wingers will be ignorant
>> enough to claim they do, but that's about it).
>>
>Don't you think there are degrees of socialism?

Of course. But if socialism and capitalism are distinguished by
whether the means of production are privately or collectively owned,
50% seems like the natural line in the sand between them. Do you have
another number to suggest?

>> >Next to the Swiss, the Swedes are the most boring people in the world.
>>
>> Ever been to Sweden, Bob?
>>
>Ever eaten Swiss cheese?

Yes. Why?

-- Roy L

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