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		tptacek on Aug 16, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NYU Makes Tuition Free for All Medical Students By that definition, isn't every military a socialist entity?

ceejayoz on Aug 16, 2018 | [–]

That's the point, isn't it?

The US right holds the contradictory opinions that socialized government can't accomplish anything effective, and that the US military (which is fundamentally a socialized entity) is amazing and awesome and supremely capable.

hellllllllooo on Aug 16, 2018 | [–]

Yes

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