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by your pure "definition" then socialism has never occurred in any version of a country because the people don't own the factories in any country, it is either private or government. As for putting political opponents in jail, that is from the entire range of political spectrum, your name is Comrade and any argument that the Communists in Asia did not imprison and kill their political enemies is absurd and shows how politically blinded you are.

I was there, gize. Gucci suit and Dipset chain, ya dig?

You’re conflating “socialism” with “dirigisme.” The simple question regarding socialism is whether or not “the workers own the means of production.” You appear to be acknowledging that wealthy capitalists dominated the economic landscape of Nazi Germany, and that any collective bargaining was severely restricted under Nazi rule. So there’s your answer… Imprisoning one’s political opponents isn’t any defining feature of socialism. All types of governments throughout history have done this or not done this. It IS, however, a definitional component of far-right fascism. Reddogblitz is 100% correct. The “socialist” in “National Socialist German Workers’ Party” was rhetorical propaganda meant to appeal to the German proletariat in the earliest years of Nazism. Hitler and the Nazis then waged an all-out war with any and all left-leaning German political opponents.

That's wrong. That's like saying football practice is a colossal waste of time. In both instances, it's about practicing to increase the chances of a successful outcome

I separate the dinners from the rehearsing walking and turning around. Which by any objective measure are a colossal waste of time

If only we could go back to the pre Twitter/X days and let communists at Pravda / CNN shape the news, right LDD?

For you and me, perhaps, but it isn't for us to decide what rehearsal dinners are worth to others. To each his own. $1000 to see a Bills game is ridiculous, but I've done it.

Muppy (and Two Bills Drive): “Less is very often more.” Kay: “MORE is more!!!” William Shakespeare: “Brevity is the soul of wit, Commie Kay.” Kay: “Thou shalt shut thy filthy wh*re mouth, Zombie Bill.” No, but I hear y’all…I think the natural constraints of poetry are probably healthier for me. Prose is where I tend to let my spiked mohawk hair down and really lose control. Speaking of words… The Female Rocker Evaluation Committee should consider another dimension to our analyses: lyrics! My clear-cut favorite female rock lyricist has to be Regine Chassagne from Arcade Fire. She is a bona fide poet and is preternaturally soulful within a “sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll” industry that typically treats the lyrics like an afterthought. If written properly, the lyrics are supposed to accentuate both the vocals and the instruments while driving you to very emotive places. “Haiti” and “Sprawl 2 (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” are a couple of my favorites, off the top of my head, among many others of Regine’s that do just that. Oh, and “In the Backseat” about her mother’s death…ugh…simple but powerful…she’s sooo good… P.S. I do ADORE your compliments, of course, but your cognitive insecurities shock and sadden me. Know that the concept of “intelligence” is highly nuanced and fluid. Comparisons of it are ultimately kind of pointless, anyway. Your apparent curiosity, humility, open-mindedness, and efforts to surround yourself with people whose knowledge and talents kindle you is what matters in this life. P.S.P.S. I unfortunately haven’t been able to spend much time lately enjoying NYC. Lots of work-related travel, plus the occasional out-of-town weekend hike or rock-climbing adventure. This month, however, I’ll be spending my weekends volunteering for Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral campaign! Woohoo!! You DON’T mess with The Zohran! (P.S.)^3. Ugh…LOL…I just can’t help myself…as you know, I enjoy political subversion in the form of murderous literary imagery (or at least you do now, and to which PPP’s Leh-nerd can testify). So here’s a lyrical poem to commemorate my upcoming political canvassing efforts, with the rhythm set to “Abraham’s Daughter” by Arcade Fire (I’m sure the meter is out of whack, but whatevs…this is early morning online pro football message board subforum poetry, not The New Yorker): Andrew took Zohran’s hand And led him to Todt Hill, While Zohran’s canvasser hid and watched. She dared not breathe. She was so still. Just as an oligarch donor cheered for the slaughter, Zohran’s canvasser raised her voice. Then the oligarch asked Kay what her name was. Kay said, “I have none.” Then the oligarch asked, “How can this be?!” “ERIC ADAMS NEVER GAVE ME ONE.” And with Andrew’s wallet up, raised for the slaughter, Zohran’s canvasser raised her bow. “How darest you, voter, defy your next mayor!” “You better let young Zohran go.”

well, as bills fans we are obligated to panic and overreact if he doesn't show up.

I mean I don't own a car and I haven't worn a watch for years and years. Vacations and nice meals in restaurants however have a lot more worth than wedding rehearsals!

Interesting take. I like it. But it's only one example of a consumer economy running way out of control. Cars and watches and vacations and cell phones and restaurants and and and.

Brock Bowers? Brock Bowers?

Unless the groom's friends spoil it by booking some prostitutes through a gay pimp they met in Chicago while looking for the a wedding dress maker.