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« on: October 01, 2005, 01:31:59 PM »
I bet don would.
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« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2005, 01:33:53 PM »
The question is would you vote for them?
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« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2005, 01:39:06 PM »
Probably
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« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2005, 06:23:22 PM »
No (D)
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« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2005, 06:59:18 PM »
No.
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« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2005, 08:30:38 PM »
The question is:   Would the meaning of Republican change, or would the meaning of communist change?
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« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2005, 10:12:15 PM »
No, because, obviously, Communism is too right wing for my tastes.
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« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2005, 02:32:20 AM »

how did I know he'd fit into the equation.

Better yet:  BRTD, if the socialist party became Republicans would you vote for them?  Wink
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« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2005, 04:20:30 AM »

Now this is about as far-fetched as they get!
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« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2005, 04:37:48 AM »
Quote from: htmldon on October 01, 2005, 08:30:38 PM
The question is:   Would the meaning of Republican change, or would the meaning of communist change?

Given that the notion of communism implies a given set of requirements for the label to be appropriate, it seems to me that the meaning of "Republican" would change.  If communists embrace a socially conservative, capitalist approach to policy, they are no longer communists by any means of the word, because to be communist implies certain innate beliefs.  However, "Republican" is just a name: from Lincoln to Eisenhower to W. Bush, the Republican Party has always been the Republican Party, even if those who represent it are completely different from one another.
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« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2005, 05:14:06 AM »
Quote from: Senator Gabu on October 02, 2005, 04:37:48 AM
Quote from: htmldon on October 01, 2005, 08:30:38 PM
The question is:   Would the meaning of Republican change, or would the meaning of communist change?

Given that the notion of communism implies a given set of requirements for the label to be appropriate, it seems to me that the meaning of "Republican" would change.  If communists embrace a socially conservative, capitalist approach to policy, they are no longer communists by any means of the word, because to be communist implies certain innate beliefs.  However, "Republican" is just a name: from Lincoln to Eisenhower to W. Bush, the Republican Party has always been the Republican Party, even if those who represent it are completely different from one another.

Stalin wasn't a true communist, but that doesn't stop everyone from calling him a communist.
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« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2005, 05:18:44 AM »
Quote from: "Brownie, You're Doing A Heck Of A Job" on October 02, 2005, 05:14:06 AM
Quote from: Senator Gabu on October 02, 2005, 04:37:48 AM
Quote from: htmldon on October 01, 2005, 08:30:38 PM
The question is:   Would the meaning of Republican change, or would the meaning of communist change?

Given that the notion of communism implies a given set of requirements for the label to be appropriate, it seems to me that the meaning of "Republican" would change.  If communists embrace a socially conservative, capitalist approach to policy, they are no longer communists by any means of the word, because to be communist implies certain innate beliefs.  However, "Republican" is just a name: from Lincoln to Eisenhower to W. Bush, the Republican Party has always been the Republican Party, even if those who represent it are completely different from one another.

Stalin wasn't a true communist, but that doesn't stop everyone from calling him a communist.

It still remains true that there is a dividing line between "communist" and "not communist" and that there are certain things that are definitely either communist or not communist.  The same cannot be said of the Republican Party; it's nothing but a name, and anyone within the Republican Party is a Republican, regardless of what that person believes.
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« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2005, 11:39:16 AM »
Quote from: Milk_and_Cereal on October 02, 2005, 02:32:20 AM

how did I know he'd fit into the equation.

Better yet:  BRTD, if the socialist party became Republicans would you vote for them?  Wink

No, I'd still vote Democrat.
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« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2005, 11:44:34 AM »
No.
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