Originally Posted by Guest

First of all, Progressives do not "hate" the military. That's a Republican myth that your party uses up to make conservatives sound like better Americans. Progressives support and honor the military just as much, if not more, than you. What Progressives do hate (and I suspect the military hates them too) are senseless wars, costing the lives of thousands of Americans and billions of tax dollars charged to the federal deficit to be paid by our children and grandchildren for generations because at the same time they adopted a tax cut that was implemented that primarily benefited the richest Americans under the lamebrain trickle down theory which hasn't worked since the Reagan years. That happened during the GW Bush administration.

Second, the term "wealth envy" is a euphemism for income inequality. Trickle down economics was correctly labeled by GHW Bush as voodoo economics, and he was right. It's like saying that if you have three dogs and give one a weeny thinking, "he'll share." Give that a try.

Third, "Socialism," as defined by Webster means"

"any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods and services"

We aren't talking about Marxism or Communism, but rather a system where the community joins together and provides services for the common good. And yes, paying our Congresspersons is socialism. Are you seriously going to attempt to argue that the military, police, fire departments, and Congress do not fall under that definition? Please don't. It just further destroys your credibility.

Now, I know Trumpies like to steer clear of things like truth and facts, but if you can stomach it, here are a few:

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