That's probably a good thing.  Sometimes I read some of my old posts and hope nobody else ever read them.  I should never post before my morning coffee, or after 5pm (Happy hours), but I often do anyway.

But I don't think we should be too hard on good people like Azure, or even Asechrest.  Without them, it gets awfully dull around here.  Steingar, on the other hand . . . (just kidding Steingar).

Honest question: why do folks here call the current Democratic Party "communist"?

Communism to me implies that most property, industry, agriculture, etc. are state-owned. The political system is single-party, and those who don't belong to the party are subject to persecution. Intellectuals are forced to conform to what is dictated by government, or otherwise driven into exile or "purged". Basically an iron-fisted totalitarian State. Such as the old USSR was and that we find today in places like China and North Korea.

I don't see even the current far left Dems pushing toward that at all. Someone said they want to turn the US into Norway. I think that's pretty accurate. It's European-style "democratic socialism". I agree that it would be a disaster for this country, but it isn't based on Marxism as far as I'm aware, and it's a long way from Soviet or Chinese style Communism. Scandinavian countries still have multiple political parties and capitalism thrives, albeit under a heavy regulatory burden.

Is all this just hyperbole, or am I missing something?

You don't actually keep cars in your garage, do you? I have no room for cars in my 2-"car" garage!

Seems to on first glance, but it appears to me that the first statement is simply stating fact in that technology is taking one unnecessary step further and simpler is better.  The second statement is what he would like to see. 

Airbus is doing the first statement.  Pilots are there simply to try to figure out what the computers are doing.  Boeing subscribes to the second where there are great flying professionals with big watches actually flying the plane.

https://www.axios.com/exclusive-poll-young-americans-embracing-socialism-b051907a-87a8-4f61-9e6e-0db75f7edc4a.html

Don't go to Florida with the idea of "girl watching", unless it's spring break.  Otherwise, they mostly make my 62 yr old wife look young.
Even during spring break any more, most of the girls are showing a lot more skin than one person should have (if you get my drift).
Girl watching just ain't what it used to be.

But maybe Rush will move to Florida and things will change!