impartialobserver

But in this case... there is no precedent for there being absolutely no option

However, that is not the point. Hitler in his two books clearly states that he despises Marx, socialism, and economic theory. Why? Because economic theory in its most general form is color blind. His thought was that this intellectual nonsense(economic theory) was a way for Jews, Slavs, Gypsies, non-whites to weasel their way into the greater picture of Germany. Also, he believed in an elite class that would make all important decisions and the average citizens would simply follow along and their status in life.... was entirely due to that. No need to redistribute anything to them. not very socialist if you do not even out the playing field in any way.

No, I would not. why? Because I could simply find it online. I get so tired of everyone (both sides) playing victim because one option of 100 (just a random number) gets shut down. If all 100 were shut down and there was absolutely no other way.. then that's a different story..

Unlike everyone else I have encountered on chat forums... I do not pretend to care about every topic. Not every topic needs or demands my proverbial 2 cents.

it gets people all sorts of worked up when I tell them I could not care less about the topic. Roe vs. Wade being overturned.. meh.. Denver Nuggets making it to the NBA Finals for the first time ever, now that is interesting

I am pointing out that Hitler's economic vision does not line up with modern day socialism at all. The basis for my point is Hitler's own writing. would you disagree that the best source for wanting to know what someone said or meant is their own writing? As an example, the EITC (US) is not race-based.. plenty of whites benefit from it. Hitler clearly states that he opposes redistribution... tax credits being redistribution.

Another place that we differ is that marketing and packaging really bother you. The quality of the product itself is meaningless. If I was buying a product that I liked but the marketing was not in line with me.. I would still buy it.

No need to defend it.. He wrote it. It is laid in Mein Kempf and Zweites Buch. Written by whom? Oh.. that's right Hitler. it is quite explicit that he does not want anything redistributed to anybody. The winners of his economy should be based on race and nothing else.

However, i find that it is ubiquitous. With the exception of record stores and a few breweries.. everywhere has some political signal. I boycott Target and instead go to Wal-mart.. that is construed as my wanting to support billionaires who do not care about their workers and blah, blah, blah.

I do love free enterprise. I am not one to wax nostalgic but I do wish we could go back to that grand time in the early 2000's when politics (real or perceived) was not interwoven in every thing that you do. Supposedly, my going to the neighborhood park is inherently a leftist thing.. not sure how but folks are so bored today.

I told you folks.. he would come back. No good, self loving, narcissist can stay down for long.

Also, modern socialism is mostly about redistributing resources from the rich to the poor and to do so with no regard for race, religion, etc. . Hitler very clearly laid out that he cared who got what. That is not very socialist. His economy (had he won) would have had very defined winners (white Germans) and very distinct losers (anyone that was not white enough or German enough).

I would ask if you think that Target is a private company or not? If so, are they free to take this course if they want to? Now, will these actions be met with increased sales or not.. who knows. But what is mandating that they fit your narrow view..... feel free to cite some laws

Duped? How so? Heads up... stuff like this means nothing to me. I go to Target 2 or 3 times a week and it matters not to me what they have at the front of the store. I go there to get various stuff for my kids such as art supplies and then i am out.

That is where we differ then. The fact that they get your blood boiling this easily... quite Pavlovian. in the meantime, get as worked up as you want and I will wait and see how it plays out. If Target gives in, then lets see if their sales go up, go down, stagnate, etc.

Do you know how many times I have read articles where one group demands this or that? Thousands.. Does it always turn out to be anything? No. Again, if Target caves in.. then this is a story.

Another way that I differ from everybody on here (and everybody I have ever encountered on internet forums) is that I could not care less about abortion.

Well, I will wait and see how it actually plays out. Xyz group demanding something is not a story.. they can demand all they want but lets see if Target capitulates.. the story is whether they do or not.

What I find humorous is that supposedly Hitler was a die-hard socialist and yet in his own book (written by him in Mein Kempf and Zweites Buch), he explicitly denounces Marx and economic theory. Does not sound like much of a socialist then. This is like saying that you are devout christian but yet denounce God.

Lets see it actually plays out. One group demanding something is not a story.

It is not some easy reader like a John Grisham novel. Also, it is 594 pages with no narrative or suspense that keeps you intrigued as to what is coming next.

What a nonstory. Xyz group demands that someone do this or that. I can demand anything I want and most likely.. nothing happens. Dirty little secret.. the core demographic to most retail is ages 16 to 35... not 55 to 65. Ages 16 to 35 spend a larger share of their income on consumption goods as opposed to investment.

All I know is that it is not an easy read so I can understand why relatively few have read it.

would you agree that eventually at some time you have focus your eyes forward? Or do you continually rail against the past?

Being someone that occasionally really hates myself.. I have Das Kapital from cover to cover. Marx's narrative of socialism differs so greatly from what we discuss here as to not be the same word. I say narrative because he never actually gives a definition. Das Kapital is not so much textbook as it is narrative/story.