They have great ideals that will never do more than alter capitalism to better serve the masses than just the elite few. At most they'll achieve a new New Deal.
Like most socialist organizations, DSA believes in the abolition of capitalism in favor of an economy run either by “the workers” or the state — though the exact specifics of “abolishing capitalism” are fiercely debated by socialists.
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In practice, that means DSA [members advocate] ending private ownership of a wide range of industries whose products are viewed as “necessities,” which they say should not be left to those seeking to turn a profit.
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While both DSA and some left-wing Democrats agree that the government should provide universal health insurance, DSA ultimately wants to nationalize hospitals, providers, and the rest of the health care system as well. While both will work toward higher taxes on Wall Street, DSA ultimately wants to nationalize the entire financial sector.
She says she’s a member of the DSA, is she a liar?
That all sounds wonderful except for the part about living in New Jersey.It's not cheap, never thought it was but you gotta pay to play. It's one of the greatest states in the nation. In less than 20 minutes I can be in midtown Manhattan, NYC, the greatest most diverse city on the planet. In an hour and change south I can be at some nice beaches. I can head 30 minutes north and be at a wonderful state park. In 1-2 hours both north and west I can be in some massive state park systems from Harriman to Delaware Water Gap to the Catskills, with backpacking and all kinds of activities. It's also only a 5 hour flight to London.
Tough to beat IMO. It's one of the best areas to live in the country, if you make decent coin and take advantage of what it has to offer. If you just stay out in the burbs and don't take advantage of the city and nature areas nearby then you may as well think about moving elsewhere. But I would take my 740 square foot 2BR condo close to NYC over 2,000 sq feet in Anywhere, North Carolina any day of the week and twice on Sundays.
That all sounds wonderful except for the part about living in New Jersey.
Highest outbound move state in the country. New Jersey is known for many things, quality of life is not one of them.
There are surveys and data for these things. NJ is, well, lets just say not doing great:hmmmm. most populated metro area in the country by a landslide. so they are all wrong.
how do you define quality of life anyway? you are going to tell me that my quality of life is poor because I pay more for housing and gas? Please educate me on how I should re-evaluate my quality of life.
What are the top 5 places to live in the US based upon quality of life to you?
Also, I'll just leave this here...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanpaku
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/sanpaku/
There isn't a person alive that can't be made to look demonic, stupid, or a creeper if you have a slow motion camera and 5 minutes to snap a ton of pictures. I probably look like this the entire time I watch the new Sasha Baren Cohen videos.
What are the top 5 places to live in the US based upon quality of life to you?
My top five places: Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Italy. We do quality of life wrong in America.
There are surveys and data for these things. NJ is, well, lets just say not doing great:
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/quality-of-life
I used to live in NY and the only thing that made living there bearable was the knowledge that I didn’t live in Jersey.
My top five places: Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Italy. We do quality of life wrong in America.
Was not aware that Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Norway and Italy were in the U.S.
I said as much. My top five is irrelevant as I linked to a quality of life study with data that ranks all US states, so any ranking I offer beyond that study would be subjective. I am sorry if that doesn’t fit whatever narrative you are vested to.Was not aware that Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Norway and Italy were in the U.S.
Nice dodge of the question, as usual for you.
I must admit I'm skeptical of any publication that lists Mississippi as #6 in the US for Quality of Life.I said as much. My top five is irrelevant as I linked to a quality of life study with data that ranks all US states, so any ranking I offer beyond that study would be subjective. I am sorry if that doesn’t fit whatever narrative you are vested to.
I said as much. My top five is irrelevant as I linked to a quality of life study with data that ranks all US states, so any ranking I offer beyond that study would be subjective. I am sorry if that doesn’t fit whatever narrative you are vested to.
I must admit I'm skeptical of any publication that lists Mississippi as #6 in the US for Quality of Life.
I must admit I'm skeptical of any publication that lists Mississippi as #6 in the US for Quality of Life.
I know. If the emojis didn’t give it away, I was having a little fun because Jersey isn’t a place that people typically equate to quality of life. To answer your question, I think New England, Minnesota and Washington are the best parts of the country to live, although Amazon has pretty much ruined Seattle.I agree that Europe 'seems' to have a better grasp of quality of life and life-work balance but this conversation was about America. My question said 'in the US'
I came here to post this exact thing.
You may want to get your outrage meter checkedDon't act outraged when someone asks why you answered a question that wasn't asked.
NoDak is great if you don't mind rampant racism, wall to wall republicans and militant right to lifers. There are jobs, people for support (as long as you're white) and, frequent church dinners.Or N Dakota as #1. Winters are absolutely brutal.
He may be a smart dude. Its sometimes difficult to tell the difference between smart people that experience no guilt over lying and misleading people repeatedly and people that really do just lack the intelligence to figure out when they are just making stuff up and misrepresenting information.http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...laims-didnt-want-to-look-like-was-afraid.html
Ben's response. That interviewer definitely has the hots for him. Faux News but interesting none the less. Ben is a smart dude, very well spoken, and builds up great points. I think the left won’t admit it but they’re somewhat terrified of people like him and Jordan Peterson etc.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...laims-didnt-want-to-look-like-was-afraid.html
Ben's response. That interviewer definitely has the hots for him. Faux News but interesting none the less. Ben is a smart dude, very well spoken, and builds up great points. I think the left won’t admit it but they’re somewhat terrified of people like him and Jordan Peterson etc.
Have you considered that the left isn’t terrified of him so much as they think his arguments are dumb?
That’s certainly me. I’m sure I’m not alone. It’s weird that conservatives value shit talking over actually smart arguments.
Have you considered that the left isn’t terrified of him so much as they think his arguments are dumb?
That’s certainly me. I’m sure I’m not alone. It’s weird that conservatives value shit talking over actually smart arguments.