Fun fact: conservatives in Tennessee privatised their fire department, with predictable results: people’s houses just burnt down.

A man whose house is on fire will say anything to a guy with the means to put the fire out — best not to trust him, unless you can get it in writing.

Even funner fact: libertarians took over a government in Grafton, New Hampshire, and then the bears moved in.

A couple of choice quotes:

The bears, for their part, were left to navigate the mixed messages sent by humans who alternately threw firecrackers and pastries at them. Such are the paradoxes of Freedom. Some people just “don’t get the responsibility side of being libertarians,” Rosalie Babiarz tells Hongoltz-Hetling, which is certainly one way of framing the problem.

Meanwhile, the dreams of numerous libertarians came to ends variously dramatic and quiet. A real estate development venture known as Grafton Gulch, in homage to the dissident enclave in Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, went belly-up. After losing a last-ditch effort to secure tax exemption, a financially ruined Connell found himself unable to keep the heat on at the Meetinghouse; in the midst of a brutal winter, he waxed apocalyptic and then died in a fire.

Turns out public services are – shocker! – for the public good, and taxes aren’t theft. Who knew public works and social programs actually help communities? Crazy, I know.

Most Americans don't know the meanings of socialism, communism, marxism, libertarianism, fascism or nazism.

Well yeah, 'social' means 'gathering of people', it doesn't even take brains made of moss to understand that. Just like Antifa means anti fascist, and therefore a good message to support. The proof is in the very language used.

Sam Reich's dad should consider going into politics 😛

Rich people took over the government. Then they proceeded to break the government to make themselves richer. They chose to make themselves richer by taking from those without. They took their unions, consumer protections, rights in court, cut social programs, pensions, and so much more.

But this is America. You get to be a rugged individual and fight corporations worth 100’s of Billions all by yourself.

Heard someone call the Fire Department socialist the other day; thoughts on that one?

Allowing the people to choose their leaders is also socialism. This is why you have the electoral college and FPTP instead.

That man speaks the tru

Are those things not part of socialism? I think the real issue is thinking that socialism is a bad thing, while being a greedy, selfish, prick is seen as good.

Give 'Em Hell Harry spittin' facts.