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The Wizard

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64. All government jobs and

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 04:50 PM

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all forms government intervention are a form of socialism as we as a society have decided certain government ventures like capital projects such as roads, bridges, hospitals, along with police and fire protection are for the greater good in promoting civility and the general welfare as prescribed in the Constitution's preamble.

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House votes 285-98 to denounce 'horrors' of socialism ahead of Mamdani-Trump meeting [View all] WhiskeyGrinder 18 hrs ago OP

Why do Democrats Mad_Machine76 18 hrs ago #1

I Guess to Remind Us That Idiocy Does Not Scrupulously Observe the D-R Divide and Can The Roux Comes First 18 hrs ago #9

I blame the Jewish Space Lasers Stacey Grove 16 hrs ago #46

Democrats have bought into GOP performance art since losing in 1984. nt Gore1FL 17 hrs ago #28

those dems do not represent me mike_c 17 hrs ago #29

Eighty-six Democrats join in mental masturbation HAB911 18 hrs ago #2

Right? Especially knowing that fellow Dem Mamdani is meeting with Trump today. Incanus 18 hrs ago #16

K now do fascism. And capitalism. SSJVegeta 18 hrs ago #3

LOL Here's the list leftstreet 18 hrs ago #4

Hakeem Jeffries of course choie 18 hrs ago #11

Such leadership! leftstreet 18 hrs ago #19

A tactical masterstroke nt mr715 17 hrs ago #33

Denouncing the Khmer Rouge! leftstreet 16 hrs ago #47

F--- policy, period. mr715 16 hrs ago #48

I'm shocked, SHOCKED, I say, to see Henry Cuellar on that list Rob H. 17 hrs ago #39

Yep, my MAGA wing Dem congress waman sold out as usual. Ping Tung 18 hrs ago #17

Glad to not see Delaware on that list. woodsprite 17 hrs ago #30

Revealing beyond words. JCA Passages 12 hrs ago #79

I don't have a problem with Democrats voting for this. tritsofme 18 hrs ago #5

Why not? leftstreet 18 hrs ago #8

Why would I? Seems like a perfectly reasonable vote for these Democrats. tritsofme 18 hrs ago #14

Sure will bring back those Biden voters! leftstreet 18 hrs ago #18

Post removed Post removed 17 hrs ago #35

It is absolutely ridiculous. choie 18 hrs ago #13

Horrors like Social Security, Medicare, MedicAid, no_hypocrisy 18 hrs ago #6

Looks that way. I believe we have a Emile 18 hrs ago #23

All programs that Trump wants dead and gone. Lancero 15 hrs ago #50

Hope it mentions corporate socialism in particular! nt intrepidity 18 hrs ago #7

My very pale blue congresswoman voted for the new Red Scare. Ping Tung 18 hrs ago #10

So did mine... regnaD kciN 15 hrs ago #61

We're in the same state but diferent CD. Ping Tung 13 hrs ago #74

Even Michael Steele last night said . . . peggysue2 18 hrs ago #12

Because they're scared of their shadow. choie 18 hrs ago #15

I'm thinking Swing Districts for the UPcoming Cha 15 hrs ago #58

Republicans are desperate to find an issue SocialDemocrat61 15 hrs ago #67

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 18 hrs ago #20

Their position is to play it safe and do a lot of flag waving and tell everyone that they're REAL Ping Tung 17 hrs ago #26

Dems had better bring up a bill on JBTaurus83 18 hrs ago #21

Democratic Socialism as referenced by people like Bernie and Mandami is actually social democracy. walkingman 18 hrs ago #22

Oh, no! Not socialism! Someone might go to the library, a public school, mail a letter, ride a bus. Solly Mack 18 hrs ago #24

They might get to go the doctor or eat every day! mr715 17 hrs ago #34

The stuff of nightmares! Solly Mack 14 hrs ago #71

What an idiotic vote. Don't these clowns have anything better to do? Borogove 18 hrs ago #25

But fascism is just fine Orrex 17 hrs ago #27

Obviously, they have spiffy uniforms. nt mr715 17 hrs ago #36

Oh brother Fiendish Thingy 17 hrs ago #31

Here are the 98 Nay Dem votes and the 27 non voting Dem plus the 2 Dems who voted 'Present' Celerity 15 hrs ago #55

Sorry but the thing that attacked Maxine Waters Blue Full Moon 17 hrs ago #32

Embarrassing stuff Prairie Gates 17 hrs ago #37

Now you know who "to primary." DJ Synikus Makisimus 17 hrs ago #38

Shame on any Dem who voted Yea. They play right into RW framing. Here is the text of this asinine bill: Celerity 17 hrs ago #40

OMG I wish I hadn't read that leftstreet 17 hrs ago #43

That is a hard-right screed misanthrope 15 hrs ago #49

+1 leftstreet 15 hrs ago #51

The Democratic Representatives should ALL have voted 'Present' 70sEraVet 15 hrs ago #60

Based on this list of examples, the TSF regime should be facing imminent collapse LearnedHand 15 hrs ago #69

What idiot wrote that screed?. Autumn 13 hrs ago #73

They seem to have nothing better to do C_U_L8R 17 hrs ago #41

So, is Congress finally holding Civics or Political economics classes for their Members? haele 17 hrs ago #42

When will they denounce the horrors of Predatory Capitalism? Emile 16 hrs ago #44

Oh, no! -misanthroptimist 16 hrs ago #45

To be fair misanthrope 15 hrs ago #53

Doesn't change my point, really, does it? -misanthroptimist 15 hrs ago #68

I hate votes like this regardless of the subject KLK1972 15 hrs ago #52

Huzzah! misanthrope 15 hrs ago #57

WTF? 86 Ds voted with the Rs in favor of this? KPN 15 hrs ago #54

They don't want to talk about their policies for helping people on affordability on groceries, housing, healthcare, everyonematters 15 hrs ago #56

It's not a hill to die on. RandySF 15 hrs ago #59

HORRORS???? elleng 15 hrs ago #62

WTF????? Sewage. Dems should have walked out. 58Sunliner 15 hrs ago #63

All government jobs and The Wizard 15 hrs ago #64

Please tell me I'm having a nightmare or fever dream LearnedHand 15 hrs ago #65

Ignorant vote put forth by ignoramuses. Democratic socialism is NOT Marxist/Communist socialism. CousinIT 15 hrs ago #66

Most of these idiots couldn't define socialism Picaro 14 hrs ago #70

You think that Jim Clyburn, Hakeem Jeffries, Ted Lieu, Gregory Meeks, & Debby Wasserman-Schutz are idiots? MichMan 13 hrs ago #72

Do these idiots have any clue what socialism actually is? Initech 13 hrs ago #75

Do Trumpsters really denounce socialism? Not if there is money in it for them. Norrrm 12 hrs ago #76

Idiotic nonsense. BlueTsunami2018 12 hrs ago #77

What the f*** are they voting on and why Tribetime 12 hrs ago #78