I'm pretty sure he was refering to cigarettes, but I like to think it could be applied to soft socialism.
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I'm pretty sure he was refering to cigarettes, but I like to think it could be applied to soft socialism.
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...as in, " You can't talk the about the dangers of soft socialism and not mention Marx."
Posted by John Cox | December 4, 2010 1:10 AM
Posted on December 4, 2010 01:10
Great idea--but I'd remove the word "soft".
Posted by Terwiliger | December 4, 2010 5:43 AM
Posted on December 4, 2010 05:43
To me, it seems like he is referring to cause & effect, as in: don't treat the symptoms - instead, cure the disease.
Posted by Martin Lundqvist | December 4, 2010 10:35 AM
Posted on December 4, 2010 10:35
Gotta wonder about a "Surgeon General" who felt the need to design his own "uniform". Freud could have made something of that.
Posted by GarandFan | December 4, 2010 11:54 AM
Posted on December 4, 2010 11:54
Martin is right!
Off with his head!
Posted by Cowboy | December 4, 2010 4:17 PM
Posted on December 4, 2010 16:17
What an interesting person, I just looked Koop up on the Wikipedia, he's 94, among other things!
Yo
Posted by Yocheved Menashe | December 4, 2010 5:37 PM
Posted on December 4, 2010 17:37
There's no such thing as "soft" socialism... oh, it may start there, but it rapidly and steadily progresses to "hard" socialism. Marxism and eventually fascism and communism.
Posted by Dr. Bob | December 4, 2010 10:26 PM
Posted on December 4, 2010 22:26
You got it, Martin. That's exactly the point.
It's a shame politicians don't view politics with the same pragmatism.
A good related quote:
“The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.” – Voltaire
To which I'd add, "After which, the [doctor] takes credit for it & sends the patient the bill." Problem is that in politics, politicians don't act like doctors--they act like pushers--they even promote the disease so they can remain incumbent & expand their power.
Which reminds me of another good related quote:
“Ain’t no money in the cure, the money’s in the medicine... that’s how a drug dealer makes his money, on the comeback.” - Chris Rock
Posted by Terwiliger | December 5, 2010 1:53 AM
Posted on December 5, 2010 01:53
...& Dr. Bob nailed it. "Soft" socialism is only a stage of progression in the metastasis to the full blown disease.
Posted by Terwiliger | December 5, 2010 1:57 AM
Posted on December 5, 2010 01:57
"Anyone capable of getting themselves elected to public office should by no means be allowed to do so."
-- Douglas Adams
Posted by Jonathan Logan | December 5, 2010 9:45 AM
Posted on December 5, 2010 09:45
...And after all that commentary; again I say:
Off with his head! Off with the Snakes head!!!
Posted by Cowboy | December 5, 2010 11:18 AM
Posted on December 5, 2010 11:18
Cowboy, that's a very clever pun in perspective of present circumstances :)
(HINT: Wikileaks)
Posted by Martin Lundqvist | December 5, 2010 5:18 PM
Posted on December 5, 2010 17:18
Martin,
The head I was referring to resides on a Snake with very large ears and a forked tongue.
Posted by Cowboy | December 5, 2010 7:19 PM
Posted on December 5, 2010 19:19
There seems to be many snakes to get rid of! xD
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