"Norway's economic base is subsidized by OIL - just like Saudi Arabia. They are the 3rd largest exporter of oil in the world behind Saudi Arabia and Russia. "

Yep, I know, I have considered going to work for their NATIONALIZED oil industry.

"Once the oil runs out - it's all over. It's a bad example of "democratic socialism.""

A dubious future-prediction claim at best. In you knew anything about Norge you would know they are dumping every dollar of that oil money into infrastructure development, technology, education etc. They sat on the N. Sea oil for 10 years before they pumped a drop to just decide how bwst to spend it and how not to wreck their very fragile fjords.

"Every day SOCIALIST Schroeder is cutting the benefits - his latest plot is to take away portions of the worker's pensions - money they have put towards this fund for their entire lives!"

Yes, and Germany just absorbed a bankrupt 3rd world nation (east Germany) with shitty infrastructure and no social savings. DUUUUH! Of course they are in the economic dead zone.

You know, tech1, if you actually read my posts you would notice that nowhere did I advocate IN FAVOR of socialism, only that it was possible to have a democratic socialism and not all socialists are stalinists.

"Youthful or older ignorance will be exploited at the hands of socialist puppetmasters who are ecstatic they have finally found a tool which can link european socialists with US youth."

What utter nonsensical garbage! What a total spew having no foundation but your own opinion and dislike for ANSWER.

"They prove that the anti-war protest is not about freedom of speech - but CONTROL of POLICY"

My god, what the hell do you think fredom speach exists for? Debate societies? Of course protest, discourse, dissemination of information is about control of policy. And when the hell did these kids burn down a house? Get a grip.

"They may not be up to their knees in corpses - but only because they are not in that phase of the cycle yet - give them time."

Again, garbage. What damn cycle tech1? You speak with such authority! Where is this cycle? What is the basis of your opinion? Hmmm?

"Socialism and DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM is a total failure. It simply takes a certain amount of time for it to fail after it's inherent financial deficits can't be accomodated."

Ahhh, I see. So lets exclude the PolPots and the Stalins- the murderiung dictators who were not really socialists. That leaves what to base you pet theory on? Germany? Bull S.H.!.T.

This is drivel. This is the socioeconomic equivalent of that 'radioactive isotopes cause global warming' BS that is circulated over on the Space. This is nothing but unsubstantiated opinion and you know it, but won't own up to it.

"the A.N.S.W.E.R. group is not one to be ignored or dismissed as casually as the religious right embracing and endorsing a candidate. "

And why? The religious right just sent me a messenger pop-up telling me that Allah is the devil and all muslims must be killed. How is that worse than ANSWER?

Davin L.