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usonian

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1. This is street politics, not Graduate School of Diplomacy studies.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 11:28 AM

Jul 6

It's a dogwhistle.

When one says, and most here agree: "Never underestimate the stupidity of voters", it's as "meaningful" as

welfare mother
soft on crime
Broken windows
unfit for duty
worldwide Democrat pedo abduction ring
(unprintable)

In politics, things "MEAN" what the propaganda machine says they mean.
It doesn't really mean countries. It means his enemies in the U.S.

Better to fight back with counter-propaganda than run to the dictionary.

Did anyone miss the statement "Never underestimate the stupidity of voters"?

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There are presently five countries that operate under a communist state system... [View all] kentuck Jul 6 OP

This is street politics, not Graduate School of Diplomacy studies. usonian Jul 6 #1

Damn straight Stacey Grove Jul 6 #13

And almost all of those people have universal health coverage dalton99a Jul 6 #2

And China, Vietnam Laos and Cuba are, to a greater or lesser extent, communist in name only. indusurb Jul 6 #3

And they periodically execute rapacious billionaires dalton99a Jul 6 #4

Probably out of necessity? kentuck Jul 6 #5

well, yes rampartd Jul 6 #6

The #1 reason for calling us commies gab13by13 Jul 6 #7

Ask any Republican what communism is DFW Jul 6 #8

None of those are true communist countries by textbook definition. sinkingfeeling Jul 6 #9

But the only true Communist state is Cuba. Grins Jul 6 #10

I think N Korea would count, the state owns everything there EX500rider Jul 6 #11

But, doesn't Trump love North Korea? kentuck Jul 6 #12

I'm just responding to the statement Cuba is the only communist of the bunch EX500rider Jul 6 #14