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Originally Posted by Chico23231
I have an honest to god question, would you be calling yourself a Marxist if Hillary would have won the election or is this simply because Trump is President? Really an honest question...because a lot of these sudden swing of people minds just occurred right after Obama left office. So you were a Marxist before when Obama was president? You rallied against his free market principals and the democratic elected practice to put him there as "unjust"?
Did you point to Venezuela as a shimmering light of hope when they were the most robust economy in South America like Bernie did during the Obama presidency and say "this is the way?"
All this bleakness I read about is funny to me because it doesn't cant change the facts that this economy is most the equitable in the history of the country, foreign investment is extremely strong, local and state economies are FLUSH with cash, capitol investment is flowing unlike any time in history, entrepreneurship ability has never been greater, the ability to take risks in startups have never been easier, innovation in this free market is record pace, college grads are coming out making real money, etc.
So when I hear doom and gloom I look at the numbers and simply don't get it...Im trying to pinpoint why...Trump?
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I am not sure when I began to consider myself a Marxist, I have always thought that our societal and economic system was biased but I didn't start using the label until people started labeling me as such then I said sure why not.
In terms of most equitable economy ever? Maybe. I do know there is great stress put on the middle class to keep the economy a float. At the same time we are not seeing the influx of services in marginalized communities and that is an indictment on local and state jurisdictions which are a huge part of the problem. Take Baltimore they have invested huge amounts int eh water front neighborhoods which are mostly upper middle class while not developing fully services in more marginalized communities food deserts, recreational opportunities are limited, the powers that be for the City even stopped accepting SNAP at the farmers markets. I am not saying it has to be an even distribution, I am not a communist after all, but I do see how we can improve the quality of life of communities that need it and choose not to.
In terms of Venezuela that is just crazy talk. I don't follow Bernie blindly and he does say things that are extreme. The only thing we should be pointing at Venezuela and saying we should want to incorporate in our society is the glorious amounts of fine tanned female asses.