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|    Wilson to Dude    |
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|    02 Feb 26 13:27:59    |
      From: Wilson@nowhere.invalid              On 2/2/2026 12:59 PM, Dude wrote:       >       > The term “Democratic Socialism” is a contradiction in words:       >       > IF       >       > the idea of democracy embodies the liberal ideals of self-direction,       > enabling ordinary people to meaningfully choose the policies that will       > rule them,       >       > THEN       >       > Self-expression, and democracy pose an insurmountable problem for       > socialism.       >       > ELSE       >       > The State.              That routine always defaults to The State.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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