A Neoconservative/Right-Wing Socialistic/Communistic Debacle?

It's Called the American Prison System

By Deez, published Sep 11, 2007
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All right...I can here the hard-line Right-Wing/Neocons amongst us saying, "How can you use the words Neoconservative/Right-Wing and Socialistic/Communistic Debacle in the same sentence?". Be patient and you'll see!

First lets look at the word Socialism. Wikipedia defines it as such:

Socialism refers to a broad array of doctrines or political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the community for the purposes of increasing social and economic equality and cooperation. This control may be either direct-exercised through popular collectives such as workers' councils-or indirect-exercised on behalf of the people by the state. As an economic system, socialism is often characterized by state or community ownership of the means of production. (Wikipedia)

Lets now look at how Webster's online dictionary defines Communism:

Communism is sometimes also used to mean, particularly in capitalist nations, a totalitarian regime run by the Communist Party where central planning is employed as a means of production and distribution. Because totalitarian regimes of this nature have often committed human rights abuses of varying degrees, some regard this idea of Communism as a dangerous ideology, similar to Fascism or Nazism. (Webster's)

And now lets look at how a Neocon/Right-Winger would describe both:

An evil system of governmental control. This governmental control is all encompassing and determines every aspect of a citizens life and liberty. Stripping them of all self determination and freedom making them an automaton of the national bureaucracy. (Interpreted by Deez)

Just to be clear, lets also define what a Right-Winger is:

A Neoconservative/Right-Wing Socialistic/Communistic Debacle?

No More Idiots Please!

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Did You Know?
The cost of housing, feeding and caring for the inmate population in the United States is over 40 billion dollars per year.
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Posted on 09/26/2007 at 3:09:00 PM

 
sentencingproject.org, the web site for The Sentencing Project, is a good place. More of the irony is that the same neos who want to lock everybody up at $40B-plus per year are the same ones who complain about wasteful spending and who want their taxes cut. And find me a neo who is bitching about Scooter Libby getting pardoned, in effect paroled.

Posted on 09/26/2007 at 3:09:00 PM

 
Jim, it is not that we lock up so many violent criminals, they need it...it's the creation of them of the first place, and the "war on drugs" which is going about as well as the "war on terror."

Posted on 09/21/2007 at 3:09:00 PM

 
Fun picture

Posted on 09/16/2007 at 6:09:00 PM

 
Kisses, DeeBoy. Yak know I love ya.

Posted on 09/14/2007 at 11:09:00 AM

 
Excellent article, Deez... I love to see Jim get so worked up ;)

Posted on 09/13/2007 at 7:09:00 AM

 
As to your statement "I place this . . . squarely in the lap of the Neocon/Right-Wing idiots who have been running this country for so long." Dee, that's BS, but it sounds nice, don't it? Have you forgotten that UNTIL 1994 Congress was ENTIRELY controlled by DEMOCRATS???? So were most state legislatures at the same time, so how about you retract this outright horseshit? Your article has some merit, but the above is just denial. AND..."In short, save ourselves from the Fascist Pigs A.K.A. Republicans." as to this, hows about you suck my ass 'til my head caves in?

Posted on 09/12/2007 at 10:09:00 AM

 
5 Stars Homo! So, if we don't lock 'em up WTF do we do with 'em? The penalties for crimes (prison)are the only reason I do not become a criminal Dude. If I could kill whomever I deemed needed it, I would do it. I know you think I'm kidding, but I'm not. I have already admitted I AM NOT a humanist, in that I don't give a rat's ass as to most people, and but for my love of my personal freedom, I can 100% assure you I would have no qualms whatsoever in cappin' a few assholes every single day. If I kill 3 today, what's my punishment? $100.00 a head? Where do I send the check?

Posted on 09/12/2007 at 10:09:00 AM

 
Good write, Deez..and I agree, there is something fundamentally wrong with a society that locks up so many of its citizens..

Posted on 09/11/2007 at 10:09:00 AM

 
I loved it! Thanks :-)

Posted on 09/11/2007 at 5:09:00 AM

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