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kimbutgar

(27,248 posts)
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 09:59 PM Dec 2025

I always ask people can they define the differences between fascism, socialism, communism and capitalism

When they call me that. And when they can’t I say you can’t call someone a slur like that unless you know the definition ! I usually don’t get a response back.

When I went to college in the 70’s, my political science professor made us all learn the definitions ! And then he stressed they are theories that are not easily obtained and utilized fully!

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