Communism?

I agree that the Czech Republic and others were damage economically due to the interference of a power that believed them part of its ‘sphere of influence’. But many argue that many Latin American countries have over the years been damage economically, socially and culturally by the US believing they were part of its ‘sphere of influence’.

 

A true communist state has yet to have a chance to prove it self, not that it needs to. Think about this:

A factory owner makes in profit what the product is worth -what he paid the worker to make it, ergo, he must have paid the worker less than his work was worth. The rich fatcat beugoirse simply gains money while the worker does all the work. The working class are slaves. A capitalist is interested in gaining endless wealth and nothing else. The will rape the land makeing things no one needs so they can gain profits to suport their lazy lifestyles.

How much do you have that you don't need? In a communist anarchist system, everyone gives what they can and averyone gets what they need. You will get what you need, and no one will ever be hungry, cold, or exploited. The land will not be raped, and there will be lots of cannabis.

Viva La Revelocion!

 

I am sorry. It seems that I have presented incorrecte information. I apologize.

Cuba does not have 70,000 doctors that I originally claimed. It is 71,000.

http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2005/noviembre/juev17/47turquino.html


Again, I am very sorry.

 

Here, of course, I meant without Tub or Shower.

 

Cuba is not India. I believe you've skipped a geography lesson, or two.

During big celebrations, huge portions of pork are prepared, and rum is everywhere.

 

Hey, what about minimum wage? What about when the government forces these capitalists to pay prices which are artificially inflated? It is illogical to conclude that 'he' must have paid the worker less than his labor was worth because 'he' got what his product was worth. Also, the market has more than one facet Lights, it competes for labor. Just ask Balbus.

Has anyone mentioned the 100 million murdered by communism? ONE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE MURDERED UNDER COMMUNIST REGIMES. Oops, caps lock must have slipped on.

 

Regimes, ******. That does not make communism at fault.

 

Are you saying you need a tellivision? You need Axe body spry? You need Prilosect? You need an 8 mile to the gallon SUV for your family of bears?

I think you're misconstruing what the word need means.

 

You bes' 'spond mah pos' deh bo. Well, at least I know now you are truly ignorant.

 

In order for a government to be legitimate, not only must people consent to be governed, but they must also be able to change and alter the government. Once a government starts depriving a person of their rights, it continues until its takes away basic rights like freedom of speech, and it oppreses its people, rendering it no longer legitimate, a tyranny.

 

Using the word ****** does not make me ignorant, you just proved you can't recognise an ironic statment.

 

How is using a racial slur during a poor talk on politics ironic? How can you consider the use of a racial slur ever appropriate?



"Hey, what about minimum wage? What about when the government forces these capitalists to pay prices which are artificially inflated? It is illogical to conclude that 'he' must have paid the worker less than his labor was worth because 'he' got what his product was worth. Also, the market has more than one facet Lights, it competes for labor."

Maybe you would like to respond to the rest of my post.

 

High five dude! They're called skills, and ya gotta have 'em, to get paid.

 

Paris Hilton is young, attractive, and charismatic with a gigantic base to invest with. Jewelry, perfume, night clubs, music, tv shows & movies. Crack all the blond jokes you want, but she understands the power of being in the public eye, she capitalizes on her fame. Yeah I mean, like, Paris Hilton.

Are you saying that a manager at McDonald's should, justly so, be paid the same as the person operating the microwave?

 

Alas, I await a response, and am awarded nothingness, an unfounded accusation. Typical liberal...

 

lol, well, let's do it for the sport eh? Give 'em a running start Gill...and then bring 'em down!

 

Ya the problem is in the content. Do you really consider this:

a response? A response to my implicated contention that the market competes for skilled workers?

Main Entry: sub·stance
Pronunciation: 's&b-st&n(t)s
Function: noun
2 a : ultimate reality that underlies all outward manifestations and change b : practical importance : [size=-1]MEANING[/size], [size=-1]USEFULNESS[/size]

 

The essence of this example:

drives the point which stands opposite yours. Hilton has a gigantic sum of money behind her we all know that, we can't help where we are born BUT we are the sum of our actions. Her financial success will be derived from her own actions, her skill of capitalizing on fame. She wants it, more money, she is OBVIOUSLY going out and getting it - 'it' being success, more money. You can't deny that, and apparently have no way of responding, except repetition.

 

Cuba

The thing about Cuba is one it is not a communist state just another place that claims to be communist and the other it has suffered 60 years of sanctions.

Remember that Nixon of all people said - after having a meet with Castro at the White House - that he was "naïve" but not necessarily a communist.

The hostility came about when as part of his land reforms he began taking land from US corporations and give as compensation the value the corporations said it was worth in their tax returns. These corporations complained to Washington and Eisenhower banned the import of sugar into the US, Castro retaliated and nationalised US owned property and businesses. To survive Castro turned to the soviet Union and adopted ‘communist’ policies.

Many people argue that in fact the US blockade and hostility has helped Castro hold on to power rather than diminish it. The theory states that if the US had not brought in the blockade Castro’s policies would not have been so extreme and he would not have needed to have turned to Russia for help. It is also argued that ii the US had continued to traded with the island it is likely that Cubans would have become ‘corrupted by capitalism’.

Others argue however that if the US had been more accepting Cuba could have been a model socialist like country with a stable and rich economy attached to a comprehensive welfare state.

But of course we will never know if either of those theories is correct.

We do know that the Castro government came to define itself in relationship to the very clear hostility of successive US governments. Many may not like Castro but believe allowing US domination to return is worse.

As to Cuban human rights record it is bad but then so is the human rights record of the US and many regimes that the US has supported in Latin America over the years.

 

There seems once more to be a problem with the idea of opportunity.

The opportunities open to people born poor are less that those of people that are not.

Left wing ideas are about giving people lower down the social scale the same opportunities as those available to people higher up the scale.

However many policies supported by the right would increase the gap between rich and poor lessening the overall opportunity of many people.

For example the minimum wage, many on the right argue that this stifles the job market and that employers would hire more people if it wasn’t in place (they say this about most workplace regulations as well). But many on the right also believe that welfare to the unemployed should be drastically cut or even axed. This is a perfect recipe for exploitation.

As peoples wages drop the number of opportunities open to them also decreases and what is worse is that the opportunities they can give to their children also drops therefore perpetuating the problem.