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and now a word from C. Everett Koop...

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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.


Comments (45)

John Cox:

...as in, " You can't talk the about the dangers of soft socialism and not mention Marx."

Terwiliger:

Great idea--but I'd remove the word "soft".

To me, it seems like he is referring to cause & effect, as in: don't treat the symptoms - instead, cure the disease.

GarandFan:

Gotta wonder about a "Surgeon General" who felt the need to design his own "uniform". Freud could have made something of that.

Cowboy:

Martin is right!

Off with his head!

What an interesting person, I just looked Koop up on the Wikipedia, he's 94, among other things!

Yo

Dr. Bob:

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.

Terwiliger:

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

Terwiliger:

...& Dr. Bob nailed it. "Soft" socialism is only a stage of progression in the metastasis to the full blown disease.

Jonathan Logan:

"Anyone capable of getting themselves elected to public office should by no means be allowed to do so."

-- Douglas Adams

Cowboy:

...And after all that commentary; again I say:

Off with his head! Off with the Snakes head!!!

Cowboy, that's a very clever pun in perspective of present circumstances :)

(HINT: Wikileaks)

Cowboy:

Martin,

The head I was referring to resides on a Snake with very large ears and a forked tongue.

There seems to be many snakes to get rid of! xD

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