Reagan was extremely destructive to declare “Government is not the solution to our problem, Government is the problem.”
Has the "Party of Lincoln" forgotten that Lincoln proudly said, "Our Government is of, by, & for the people."
To declare Government as the problem is to declare the American people as the problem. And when you declare people as the problem, you become exclusive, cruel, & unjust. That's not pro-America—it's literally anti-America. That's what the GOP has become. Vote Them Out.
Accepting that our government is "of, by, and for the people" doesn't mean accepting our Govt is perfect.
It means affirming the value of representative government, electing the best person for the job, and then holding them accountable to ensure justice for ALL people in America.
The Party of Lincoln no longer believes any of this. Hence, the Party of Lincoln is long dead. It's now the party of Reagan/Trump & it's grounded in cruelty, every person for themselves, & no actual accomplishments.
@Bernie @QasimRashid True socialism can't be achieved through the government, because socialism is the population, not the government, controlling the means of production in an equitable manner.
So a 'socialist state' is kind of an oxymoron. But if the government were to seize the means of production and redistribute it that would at least be preferable to a capitalist system.
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
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