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Re: Preaching to the Choir
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 10 Aug 2004 00:04:26 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
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Communism. Essentially denies supply and demand. Interesting idea but it
didn’t seem to work, at least at some levels.
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To the best of my knowledge -- limited as it is, no system of equitable
socialism has been tried on this planet for 500 years since the peak of Hopi
civilization. All of the modern communisims that I have read about (and talked
to participants/victims of) were dictatorships propped up by a party elite that
soaked The People so that they could live lives of excess on the backs of the
rest. The USSR was an insult to Marx.
Further, (and I know that Larry will get wound up over this) Cuba is a shining
star of success. Those members of the populace who are willing to abide the
evil dictator in place and just live, experience a relatively high level of
comfort, work very short weeks, get pretty good education, etc. Imagine how
much easier and better those folks would have it if our disgusting sanctions on
free trade were lifted (not that I think our government should recognize
Castro...or China, for that matter).
Chris
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) The "some animals are more equal than others" perversion. But that still is minor in relation to trying to enforce a taxi driver and brain surgeon making the same amount (and of course, with tips, the taxt driver won out over years of (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Communism. Essentially denies supply and demand. Interesting idea but it didn't seem to work, at least at some levels. (...) "Workhours" unless you are still in the dark ages. :-) -->Bruce<-- (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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