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1. Douglas Bass

   Ilya Somin asked "When and why did the United Federation of Planets of Star Trek turn socialist?" Do you have an answer?

   Friday, 15-May-09 04:55:40 UTC from web
   • Michael Gratton

     @douglasbass isn't the real question "what's wrong with them turning socialist?"

     Friday, 15-May-09 04:57:23 UTC
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   • Douglas Bass Michael Gratton

     @mjog Since socialist regimes have been responsible for the death and impoverishment of millions, that's what's wrong

     Friday, 15-May-09 05:01:02 UTC
   • Michael Gratton

     @douglasbass I think you're confusing specific (shoddy) implementations of socialism with its actual aims

     Friday, 15-May-09 05:05:58 UTC
   • Michael Gratton

     @douglasbass c.f the 90-100k civilian deaths due a certain republic's little jaunt into the middle east

     Friday, 15-May-09 05:06:45 UTC
   • Adam Michael Gratton

     @mjog don't look at me, I didn't vote for him :(

     Friday, 15-May-09 05:07:06 UTC
   • Bill Kramme Adam

     @teferi that's because you weren't old enough.

     Friday, 15-May-09 05:07:46 UTC
   • Douglas Bass Michael Gratton

     @mjog - I'm signing off, but here's Ilya Somin's post, with voluminous commentary http://tinyurl.com/ryj52a

     Friday, 15-May-09 05:18:39 UTC
   • jer

     MicheBel: RT @douglasbass: 119 U of Tehran professors, including the chairman of the computer science department.. http://bit.ly/PJcrm

     Wednesday, 17-Jun-09 05:25:23 UTC