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Old 04-07-2011, 04:09 PM
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The founding fathers were anything but socialist. While they may have had some ideas that today could be considered socialist, they in no way envisioned a large central government providing for the needs of the people. They believed in liberty, and the power of the people to govern themselves. I mean, look at the function of the federal government back then. Nothing was centralized and in fact, state governments wielded far more power and responsibility than the federal government.

If you think having a few socialist ideas in a time of radical political evolution makes someone a devout socialist, you're on drugs.
No, they hated people governing themselves, they were scared of popular rule. Hence no direct elections for senators, the senate being an aristocracy, the electoral college.

Also please explain public roads, bridges, canals, dams, ports. Those are all paid for by taxes, all socialist ideas.

GG you can leave now too, you lost.
 


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