I am all about having the debate about capitalism vs socialism. I am one of the few people that lean conservative that recognize that there's a HUGE problem with the marriage between corporations and our government. You will never see me say our form of capitalism is pure in the US. It needs to be addressed ASAP.

The problem is that I don't mind if people see the world differently than me. I can debate the merits of socialism vs. capitalism. They tried to do have this debate on even ground in the 40's. It was rejected. They tried again in the 70's. It was rejected. They tried again a few years ago. It was rejected. THEY are not engaging in that debate. They are engaging in a destruction of commonality, blaming American values and capitalism, and then using the discord as evidence the system is broken. This was a Soviet strategy employed to subvert national governments as they expanded their version of communism. It's documented over and over. The more you see how those things unfolded, the easier the pattern is to detect. Eventually, if the system becomes broken enough, the will have the discussion and the people will be for it. It may take some violence, but the nation is less likely to resist as a whole if people don't believe it can work.

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