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April 27, 2024
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“Communism doesn’t work because people like to own stuff”

"Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff" is a saying that has been printed on many images, credited to American musician, composer and bandleader Frank Zappa…

February 8, 2010
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“Communism is the opiate of the intellectuals”

Karl Marx (1818-1883) wrote in 1843: "It (religion -- ed.) is the opium of the people." The quotation is often given as: "Religion is the opium/opiate of the masses/people."…

April 24, 2024
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“Communism is when ugly deformed freaks make it illegal to be normal then rob and/or kill all successful people…”

A statement about communism was posted on X/Twitter -- now no longer available -- by Mystery Grove Publishing Co. @MysteryGrove on September 15, 2021: "Reminder: Communism is when ugly…

January 16, 2025
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“Communism, it works 100% of the time, 0% of the time”

"Communism, it works 100% of the time, 0% of the time" was posted on X/Twitter by mds on January 7, 2014. That is to say, communism does not work. "Socialism: Works 100% Of The Time,…

June 6, 2018
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“Communism: Ideas so good they have to be mandatory”

"Authoritarianism/ Communism/ Government/ Liberalism/ Marxism/ Progressivism/ Socialism/ Statism: Ideas so good, they have to be mandatory" is a political saying that has been printed on…

July 16, 2021
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“Communism: You masked for it”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in many requirements to wear face masks. "Communism: You masked for it" (a pun on "you asked for it") was written on a sign by a…

February 18, 2024
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“Communists aren’t people. They’re state property”

"Communists aren't people. They're state property" is what a communist view might be. "Communists aren’t people, they’re state property and must be disposed of"…

December 20, 2024
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“Compliancy Theorist: One who believes nothing bad will ever happen as long as one complies hard enough”

The term "compliancy theorist" was invented to be the opposite of a "conspiracy theorist." While a conspiracy theorist questions the system, a compliancy theorist accepts and…

November 23, 2017
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“Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion”

"Contraceptives should be used on every conceivable occasion" is a joke that was said by Irish comedian Spike Milligan (1918-2002) on The Last Goon Show of All on October 5, 1972.…

December 9, 2020
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“Conformity is doing what everybody else is doing, regardless of what is right”

"Morality is doing what is right, regardless of what you are told. Obedience/Religion is doing what you are told, regardless of what is right" is a saying that has been printed on many…

January 28, 2023
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“Congratulations to drugs for winning the war on drugs”

"Congratulations to drugs for winning the war on drugs" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "We'd like to congratulate drugs for winning the war on…

March 25, 2019
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“Congress is good at only two things—doing nothing and overreacting”

"The things Congress does best are nothing and overreacting" was credited to Washington, DC lobbyist and Republican consultant Tom C. Korologos in the book Great Political Wit: Laughing…

September 28, 2016
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“Congress is the only whorehouse that loses money”

It's an old saying that if government ran something (such as a casino or the racetrack), it would lose money. American economist John Rutledge said on Fox News on May 27, 2006: "Congress…

September 30, 2010
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“Congress opened with a prayer and closed with a probe”

Joseph William Martin, Jr. (1884-1968) was a Republican Minority Leader in Congress in 1946; after Republicans won the November 1946 elections, Martin became the House Speaker. In February 1946,…

November 22, 2010
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“Congress: A man gets up to speak and says nothing, nobody listens, and then everybody disagrees”

New York (NY) Post Broadway columnist Leonard Lyons wrote this in a 1941 column: "'Congress is so strange,' reported Boris Marshalov, the Russian actor and dramatic coach, after a…

September 1, 2022
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“Conservatism is progressivism driving the speed limit”

"Conservatism is progressivism driving the speed limit" (also, "Conservatives are progressives driving the speed limit") is a catchphrase of Ukrainian-American author and…

September 1, 2022
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“Conservatives are progressives driving the speed limit”

"Conservatism is progressivism driving the speed limit" (also, "Conservatives are progressives driving the speed limit") is a catchphrase of Ukrainian-American author and…

July 12, 2014
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“Conservatives believe life begins at conception and ends at birth”

Barney Frank, a Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts, said in 1981 that, for the Reagan administration and the Moral Majority, "’life begins at conception and ends at birth." The…

October 30, 2015
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“Conservatives get the rhetoric; liberals get the action”

U.S. President Richard Nixon (1913-1994, who served as president 1969-1974) was a Republican, but many of his policies were very liberal. Conservative Republicans weren't happy with Nixon, but…

September 25, 2013
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“Conservatives think liberals are stupid; liberals think conservatives are evil” (Krauthammer’s Law)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Charles KrauthammerCharles Krauthammer (/ˈkraʊt.hæmər/; born March 13, 1950) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist, political…

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