http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/11/08/krugman-hits-this-one-out-of-the-park Comments On: Krugman Hits This One Out of the Park by Charles Mudede en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Y.F. Redux]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 09:28:53 -0800 The Stranger Posted by social capital democrats]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:52:16 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sarah70]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:53:10 -0800 The Stranger Posted by smade]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:49:53 -0800 The Stranger
My generation certainly hasn't heard that- remember, the youngest people to vote in this election were porn in 1994. 25-30 year olds might have vague cold war memories, but 18-24 year olds? The Cold War is all history to us, no memories. Socialism, communism... they're not current, and the only socialism my generation knows is the dreaded "socialized medicine" that every civilized country has other than us.
Posted by alguna_rubia]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:40:20 -0800 The Stranger
I'm surprised to hear that socialism's reputation is not that bad. I recently had a discussion with a co-worker who believes America should have more socialism, precisely because she's convinced that pure capitalism will be ruin of the everyman for the benefit of the wealthy. Socialism, in contrast, is the one political philosophy, she said, that takes interest in her welfare.

I reached that conclusion years ago, but I thought that I had to go the depths of Capitol Hill to find others who agreed. Haven't we all learned, growing up, that socialism and communism and anarchism are all one and the same and are inherently anti-American? Apparently, I need to give people more credit for reaching their own conclusions.

I like Krugman's spin on how demonizing the social safety net is backfiring on conservatives. It never occurred to me.
Posted by floater]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:09:12 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Wier Harman]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:49:06 -0800 The Stranger Posted by mkyorai]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:57:39 -0800 The Stranger
If the conservative movement is as dead as they claim in their post-election laments, maybe it's because they routinely insult half the fucking hard-working country. Do they think they're getting converts by calling a single mom with two jobs a taker?

And, yes, there are takers, but they're equally spread across the political spectrum. Go to rural Kentucky. Or Wall Street.

The sad thing is that these conservatives actually believe it. They're in a bubble that no amount of reality can pop.
Posted by Free Lunch]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:04:22 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:56:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by chi_type]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:30:54 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Fnarf]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:19:17 -0800 The Stranger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkhemmet

There isn't one type of "Socialism," but lots of little socialisms. Soviet communism was one that, yes, failed, but lots of other brands are still alive across the world.
Posted by aseth]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:15:09 -0800 The Stranger
these people have never been out of america, except maybe to the virgin islands, mexico or costa rica.
Posted by Max Solomon]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:11:02 -0800 The Stranger Posted by tempestuously]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:08:40 -0800 The Stranger
Way to double-down, wingnuts! Have any more toes to shoot off?
Posted by Brooklyn Reader]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:04:39 -0800 The Stranger
Things that black people want.

Seriously. During the Civil Rights era, all Civil Rights protesters were labeled socialists. It didn't matter what kind of government they actually envisioned; simply contesting the status quo and asking for justice is "socialism" to those morons.
Posted by keshmeshi]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:57:02 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mittens Schrodinger]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:45:00 -0800 The Stranger
"Any position or policy that does not expressly promote zero-sum individual gain above all other objectives."

Does that sound about right?
Posted by Hernandez]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:39:38 -0800 The Stranger