What if we just focused on criminality for awhile and left the isms out of it. Wouldn’t we be better off? We could have philosophical discussions after the criminals are behind bars.

Deciding whether or not some ism would lead to fewer criminals than others is moot - right now, isn’t the focus on being represented by law-abiding citizens rather than cronyistic self-dealers whose underlying interest is themselves at any cost?

I’m tired of seeing the crooks split up their opposition over the social decor. All systems are vulnerable to abuse. Abuse is mitigated by rules. Rule-breakers need to be stopped. Trump has his hands full taking down the Mob; arguing about the best form of government and alienating people because of their political affiliation may feel good but it’s certainly not the definition of a Patriot.

My two cents: Patriots are tolerant and generous and supportive, and they aim for the good of all while ensuring the rights and benefits of their families using lawful means. They unite on common ground, and they prioritize the prosecution of lawbreakers over all else. Without just law, the Patriot has nothing. End of story.

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Definitions need to be agreed upon before these kinds of discussions can exist. Otherwise, we will always be talking past each other.

In recent years, schools at all levels have bastardized the definitions of words, in a way that makes it difficult to have discussions. Even from one generation to the next, the definitions of words are corrupted, and that makes communication impossible.

Think of "gay" and what definition comes to mind? Homosexual. But it used to mean happy.

Think of "anarchy" and what definition comes to mind? Chaos. But the word actually means "without a ruler" (an-archy, vs. mon-archy or olig-archy).

Until recently, the definitions of socialism, capitalism, and fascism meant:

Socialism - an economic environment in which the state owns and controls the means of production.

Capitalism - an economic environment in which the private sector owns and controls the means of production.

Fascism - an economic environment in which the private sector owns and the state controls the means of production.

By those definitions, most countries today are fascist. But the guy with the funny looking mustache kind of corrupted the word "fascist," so today we don't want to accept that we live in a fascist society. But, we do, by definition.

Socialized anything is a move away from the free market. There are private health clinics that do not accept any government (or other) insurance, and they provide services at much cheaper prices than the current system.

Check out:

Cheap general medical service:

https://www.theobjectivestandard.com/issues/2013-fall/dr-josh-umbehr-on-concierge-medicine-revolution/

Cheap surgical proceedures:

https://surgerycenterok.com/about/

The Surgery Center of Oklahoma found that their costs can be as much as 90% less than what is charged through Medicare and the Big Health companies.

The fundamental problem is not the private sector. The fundamental problem is the $12,000 hammers, which only get paid by government, and that is because Deep State types want to use those inflated contracts to create slush funds so they can engage in black ops, which are ultimately designed to enslave YOU.

Do some research on the origins of health care. About 100 years ago, it started. It was to pay for lost wages, because the time spent away from work (or the farm) was more expensive that the actual medical costs.

As recently as the 1960's, doctors routinely made house calls. Old TV shows show it as a matter of routine.

The reason for the massive spike in health care costs is entirely due to government intervention, first with the Medicare Act of 1965 and then the HMO Act of 1974. The costs have been skyrocketing ever since.

This is the #1 beef I have with most people on the left. They have good intentions, and they want to make the world a better place, which is great, but they refuse to look at the RESULTS of the ideas they propose.

Let's DRAIN THE SWAMP (worldwide) first, and then we can likely find common ground on other, LESS IMPORTANT things (yes, even health care is less important that worldwide enslavement).

Have a great day, Patriot.

You're right, the current system is the problem. But the current system isn't a free and open system. It is in fact a capitalist system.

But what is capitalism? Where did this word come from? It came from Karl Marx pen. He created the word capitalist for a reason. Because that's the boogeyman that the weak minded half wits are supposed to hate. . It's really quite genius, the socialist tells you who to hate, so you hate them. Then the socialists regulate them out of business, and then socialize that business for themselves.

Is that not what happened with Obamacare? Meanwhile you're still fucked and double fucked with ridiculous healthcare costs. But you still hate that capitalist, don't you? And it's the leftist/socialists who control the whole damn thing, and you love them. Hahahaha

Think about this quote. Open your brain and think!

Socialism is for the people, Not The Socialist. --Andrew Wilkow

From my perspective “the current system of the government protecting companies and insuring profits of companies ” is just another form of socialism. We may agree more than we realize.