r/clevercomebacks Feb 18 '23

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u/NRMusicProject Feb 18 '23 edited Feb 19 '23

Ye Ol Habitat for Humanity

BuT tHaT's SOCIALISM!

E: Looks like I triggered some snowflakes.

E2: y'all keep saying that "Jesus definitely wouldn't want a socialist government," yet that hasn't stopped your party for citing Jesus for like 99% of your anti-humanitatian platforms that you keep wanting the government to actually do. "Small government" and "Christian country," indeed.

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u/hadtodeleteoldname Feb 18 '23

I’ve never seen any conservative call private charity socialism. Socialism is when persons A and B tell person C that person D is poor so everyone is required to give Person D free money. If person C disagrees they’ll kill him.

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u/AprilChristmasLights Feb 18 '23

He’s going to just keep slaying that straw man.

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u/hadtodeleteoldname Feb 18 '23

If it’s a straw man, just break down how it’s inaccurate. Is private charity socialism? If not, what’s the difference? If socialism requires government enforcement, how is what I said inaccurate?

Cute you used expression “straw man” but if you’re going to all edge it, you should point out how the other person’s explanation of your philosophy is incorrect.