Moderator: Community Team
Metsfanmax wrote:If patches' claim is to have validity, then, he would have to show evidence that these nations are moving towards communism over time. Does he have any?
patches70 wrote:He talked about the evolution or I suppose "progression" is the better term, of how economies go from capitalist-->socialist--->communist. Marx felt it was a natural progression, inevitable if you will.
patches70 wrote:Marx was full of shit
patches70 wrote:Metsfanmax wrote:If patches' claim is to have validity, then, he would have to show evidence that these nations are moving towards communism over time. Does he have any?
I didn't make the claim, mets, Marx did. See-patches70 wrote:He talked about the evolution or I suppose "progression" is the better term, of how economies go from capitalist-->socialist--->communist. Marx felt it was a natural progression, inevitable if you will.
If you want to determine the validity of the statement then go ask Marx.
I don't buy into Marx, he's the one who says socialism ends up progressing to communism. You can check the validity of his claims yourself.
patches70 wrote:It's a fair comment to say that the end goal of a socialist is communism. Cradle to grave taken care of by the State. All the individual has to do is give up on their ambitions, liberty and freedom.
Metsfanmax wrote:No, right after that you said that it was a fair statement to say that the end goal of a socialist is communism. So I am asking you to defend that claim.
patches70 wrote:Metsfanmax wrote:No, right after that you said that it was a fair statement to say that the end goal of a socialist is communism. So I am asking you to defend that claim.
Tzor said that, I only say it's a fair statement, after all the biggest proponent of Communism said that exact thing. Just because you as a Socialist says "No way man!"
It is indisputable fact that modern Communism grew out of the Socialist movement of the 19th century. That alone is an indisputable link between the two.
All socialists whether they wish to admit it or not are part of the international socialist movement, the very thing Marx expounded about. A socialist knows no bounds, once they reach one line they wished to achieve they crate another line to move to. Communism requires a tyranny to implement. There is no way around it. The socialist is the same way. They have no problem with using the power of the State to enforce their view of how society should run and that includes using force.
The socialist of today whether they realize it or not are publicly espousing Marx's ideas. Socialism is a lower form of Communism where socialism is "from each according to their ability to each according to their contribution" where as Communism, a higher form of Socialism is "from each according his ability to each according to his need".
Every last avowed socialist does, will and will continue to espouse ever greater Communistic goals as their immediate goals are met. You included mets.
Minimum wage advocates are also communistic because they ignore the idea of market based price determination in favor of State declared prices (for labor or any other resource). It's fantasy land as Mises proved that if you don't have prices signaled in capital goods (i.e. market determined prices which includes labor) then you can't have a rational market.
Socialism's biggest problem is that since the prices of things can't be determined accurately because public entities own all the means of production. In that case there is no "final sale" as every transaction is just an internal transfer. Without being able to determine an accurate price of things leads to misallocation of resources.
That's what the socialist advocates, no more market based price discovery because apparently it's not the best way to determine what resources are needed where the most. Socialist advocate internal transfers, i.e. if someone has it (resource) to someone in need (of said resource) at the price determined by...whom? The State of course.
The end goal of Socialism whether or not the Socialist admits or realizes is Communism.
If you want to disprove me, then lay out what in your mind is the "ideal" society and we'll take it to it's logical conclusion.
The reason Bernie Sanders will never be elected President is because he proudly calls himself a Socialist and in too many people's minds that means he's a Communist.
jgordon1111 wrote:Just because someone a long time ago said a thing they believed at the time was true, doesn't make it so today.
Look at Freud, Jung, niezchte, what a bunch of total douches, and people get actual doctorate degrees, based on the Bullshit personal hangups of these idiots,based on their hangups about mommy,homosexuals, and sexual perversion. A whole pseudo science was built and based on these pissant morons ideaology, so take socialists then and now and do a real comparison
Before anyone gets bent out of shape I used this comparison to make a point what was thought fact then isn't so now.
Lets look at this another way. They used lobotomies, moved on to electro shock, and on to drugs that don't actually cure, hence pseudo science
Look up the cure rate for this science.
Wrong then wrong now, get the idea?
patches70 wrote:Socialists like Bernie Sanders thinks that because the citizens of a State may vote to become Socialist that it means the State should embrace Socialism even if the votes was 51% to 49%.
Dukasaur wrote:The great Democratic Socialist nations of Europe firmly reject communism. It's completely possible to have a hybrid economy, where a free market provides the great engine but there is reasonable agreement that those on the express train leave something behind for those less fortunate. Protestations that a free market and a system of social protection cannot co-exist are pure propaganda, and quite false. Free markets and social services can and have been co-existing perfectly well in many places and at many times.
Since Sweden is held up as a sort of promised land by American socialists, let's compare it first. We find that, if it were to join the US as a state, Sweden would be poorer than all but 12 states, with a median income of $27,167.
Median residents in states like Colorado ($35,830), Massachusetts ($37,626), Virginia ($39,291), Washington ($36,343), and Utah ($36,036) have considerably higher incomes than Sweden.
With the exception of Luxembourg ($38,502), Norway ($35,528), and Switzerland ($35,083), all countries shown would fail to rank as high-income states were they to become part of the United States. In fact, most would fare worse than Mississippi, the poorest state.
tzor wrote:Dukasaur wrote:The great Democratic Socialist nations of Europe firmly reject communism. It's completely possible to have a hybrid economy, where a free market provides the great engine but there is reasonable agreement that those on the express train leave something behind for those less fortunate. Protestations that a free market and a system of social protection cannot co-exist are pure propaganda, and quite false. Free markets and social services can and have been co-existing perfectly well in many places and at many times.
Communism generally collapses. Socialism generally collapses before the onset of communism. It's like a boy and his rocket; sure, he may have his goal of his rocket hitting the moon, but it runs out of fuel long before it hits the edge of the atmosphere. Hybrid systems don't work. It's like driving with three tires and one flat tire, yes you can move along, but the flat tire drags everything down. But the biggest threat of socialism is not to the "free market." The biggest threat is to the morale of the people. In the end, the free market does squat; the people do everything. When you have the attitude that the government does everything, (which it can't) the people decide that they don't have to to anything. If you want to see the lowest rates of charitable giving, look towards socialist Europe.
The opposite of socialism is actually subsidiarity, the notion that government belongs to the lowest level possible, not the highest. The question is not whether "social protection" but where. The closer it belongs to the people, the more people are motivated to maintain it. Charity gladdens the heart; taxes burdens the heart. Socialist Europe, which came from the dustpile of Secular Europe (which also game us secular capitalism which loves to exploit workers wherever they can find them) is a result of the moral collective guilt of striping the corporate works of mercy from the collective mind; a result that resulted in such wonderful things as the Holocaust and the culture of abortion / euthanasia.
And by the way, the "great Democratic Socialist nations of Europe" generally suck; just saying. If they were considered with the "states" of the United States, they would rank near the bottom of the list, economically speaking. If Sweden and Germany Became US States, They Would be Among the Poorest StatesSince Sweden is held up as a sort of promised land by American socialists, let's compare it first. We find that, if it were to join the US as a state, Sweden would be poorer than all but 12 states, with a median income of $27,167.
Median residents in states like Colorado ($35,830), Massachusetts ($37,626), Virginia ($39,291), Washington ($36,343), and Utah ($36,036) have considerably higher incomes than Sweden.
With the exception of Luxembourg ($38,502), Norway ($35,528), and Switzerland ($35,083), all countries shown would fail to rank as high-income states were they to become part of the United States. In fact, most would fare worse than Mississippi, the poorest state.
Hey Sweden! New York called and she said ... "YOU SUCK!"
Hey Sweden! New Jersey called and she said ... "YOU SUCK!"
Hey Sweden! Colorado called and she said ... "YOU SUCK!"
tzor wrote:Communism generally collapses. Socialism generally collapses before the onset of communism. It's like a boy and his rocket; sure, he may have his goal of his rocket hitting the moon, but it runs out of fuel long before it hits the edge of the atmosphere. Hybrid systems don't work. It's like driving with three tires and one flat tire, yes you can move along, but the flat tire drags everything down.
tzor wrote:But the biggest threat of socialism is not to the "free market." The biggest threat is to the morale of the people. In the end, the free market does squat; the people do everything. When you have the attitude that the government does everything, (which it can't) the people decide that they don't have to to anything. If you want to see the lowest rates of charitable giving, look towards socialist Europe. The opposite of socialism is actually subsidiarity, the notion that government belongs to the lowest level possible, not the highest. The question is not whether "social protection" but where. The closer it belongs to the people, the more people are motivated to maintain it. Charity gladdens the heart; taxes burdens the heart.
tzor wrote:Socialist Europe, which came from the dustpile of Secular Europe (which also game us secular capitalism which loves to exploit workers wherever they can find them) is a result of the moral collective guilt of striping the corporate works of mercy from the collective mind; a result that resulted in such wonderful things as the Holocaust and the culture of abortion / euthanasia.
tzor wrote:And by the way, the "great Democratic Socialist nations of Europe" generally suck; just saying. If they were considered with the "states" of the United States, they would rank near the bottom of the list, economically speaking. If Sweden and Germany Became US States, They Would be Among the Poorest States
jgordon1111 wrote:Actually Goran, you have no idea of what I want, just for clarification I have no idea of what is in the image you provided, I disabled that on my CC account.
That aside I firmly believe the ability we have to speak, read, and write is the prime ability that sets us apart from every species on this planet.
And the use of gifs, pictures and drawings of any kind or form,shows, either laziness or inability on the users behalf to effectively communicate with others, and therefore has no standing or capacity in any rational discourse or dialog of any fashion.
So try again GORAN, and keep in mind what I have said about you or implied, was brought on by yourself alone,no one else just your firm belief that a non real rank on a gamesite has somehow overinflated your personal view of yourself.
GoranZ wrote:jgordon1111 wrote:Actually Goran, you have no idea of what I want, just for clarification I have no idea of what is in the image you provided, I disabled that on my CC account.
That aside I firmly believe the ability we have to speak, read, and write is the prime ability that sets us apart from every species on this planet.
And the use of gifs, pictures and drawings of any kind or form,shows, either laziness or inability on the users behalf to effectively communicate with others, and therefore has no standing or capacity in any rational discourse or dialog of any fashion.
So try again GORAN, and keep in mind what I have said about you or implied, was brought on by yourself alone,no one else just your firm belief that a non real rank on a gamesite has somehow overinflated your personal view of yourself.
Hahahaha what an idiotic excuse for ignoring my post
Dude if you want you can put your fingers where the sun don't shine, but the consequences of your actions are your problem, not mine.
jgordon1111 wrote:GoranZ wrote:jgordon1111 wrote:Actually Goran, you have no idea of what I want, just for clarification I have no idea of what is in the image you provided, I disabled that on my CC account.
That aside I firmly believe the ability we have to speak, read, and write is the prime ability that sets us apart from every species on this planet.
And the use of gifs, pictures and drawings of any kind or form,shows, either laziness or inability on the users behalf to effectively communicate with others, and therefore has no standing or capacity in any rational discourse or dialog of any fashion.
So try again GORAN, and keep in mind what I have said about you or implied, was brought on by yourself alone,no one else just your firm belief that a non real rank on a gamesite has somehow overinflated your personal view of yourself.
Hahahaha what an idiotic excuse for ignoring my post
Dude if you want you can put your fingers where the sun don't shine, but the consequences of your actions are your problem, not mine.
You make this way to easy!
First point of fact, I in fact did not ignore your post as my response to it indicates
Second at this point I am thinking you really do not have a good grasp on English or whatever translation device your using sucks and I say that because it took you several days to line up this brilliant, flawless response, really top notch, So in short put up or shut up boy
jgordon1111 wrote:And Alexander is spinning in his grave knowing your ilk is his legacy.
GoranZ wrote:jgordon1111 wrote:GoranZ wrote:jgordon1111 wrote:Actually Goran, you have no idea of what I want, just for clarification I have no idea of what is in the image you provided, I disabled that on my CC account.
That aside I firmly believe the ability we have to speak, read, and write is the prime ability that sets us apart from every species on this planet.
And the use of gifs, pictures and drawings of any kind or form,shows, either laziness or inability on the users behalf to effectively communicate with others, and therefore has no standing or capacity in any rational discourse or dialog of any fashion.
So try again GORAN, and keep in mind what I have said about you or implied, was brought on by yourself alone,no one else just your firm belief that a non real rank on a gamesite has somehow overinflated your personal view of yourself.
Hahahaha what an idiotic excuse for ignoring my post
Dude if you want you can put your fingers where the sun don't shine, but the consequences of your actions are your problem, not mine.
You make this way to easy!
First point of fact, I in fact did not ignore your post as my response to it indicates
Second at this point I am thinking you really do not have a good grasp on English or whatever translation device your using sucks and I say that because it took you several days to line up this brilliant, flawless response, really top notch, So in short put up or shut up boy
Unlike you some people have real lifejgordon1111 wrote:And Alexander is spinning in his grave knowing your ilk is his legacy.
GoranZ Rank: General > jgordon1111 Rank: Sergeant 1st Class
jgordon1111 wrote:GoranZ wrote:Bernie Sanders wrote:tzor wrote:Bernie Sanders wrote:What does Bernie needs to explain?
Why he never got a job until he was in his 40's.
Bernie worked hard all his life. Of course a conservative like yourself does not believe fighting for the rights of minorities, women, gay rights, the poor and other injustices is a not a job. Nope, you would call that racism and bigotry against the good old white boy network.
Stop lying to the people, Bernie Sanders is greedy socialist politician who wants to take money from others. He has never fought for someone's rights, he is only fighting for his own greedy ideas. But American democrats saw this and they are punishing him severely.
So whats gonna be next GREEDY MAN? Will you QUIT or you will continue to CRY?
One hole in your argument GORAN he actually went to jail for fighting for others RIGHTS which calls into question your whole argument against him, are you just anti democracy in general or against him because he is Jewish or just because the pigment of his skin? EXPLAIN PLEASE GORAN
waauw wrote:ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS RIGHT NOW? What a load of bullshit and insults to social-capitalism and secular states. This is precisely what europeans despise about american politics: propagating state religion; and a load of half-truths and lies about socialism.
tzor wrote:waauw wrote:ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS RIGHT NOW? What a load of bullshit and insults to social-capitalism and secular states. This is precisely what europeans despise about american politics: propagating state religion; and a load of half-truths and lies about socialism.
What the hell does this have to do with "American politics?"
Yes, I have absolutely do not have any proof that the sun will eventually expand and destroy the earth. I mean I can't cite one example of our sun doing that, right? I just read you the quotes of the people who designed these systems in the first place. The goal of socialism is communism, just without the short term violent revolution. The fact that socialist Europe will probably become an Islamic Caliphate before that happens isn't any proof that I am wrong.
American politics has always been the history of European wannabes. From the people who worshiped the age of Enlightenment to the people who worshiped the murdering socialists (and I'm not talking Nazi's here ... I'm talking about the great socialist writers and thinkers who were proposing eliminating poverty by killing the poor because obviously they were poor because they were inferior and were only a drag on the society at large).
waauw wrote:tzor wrote:waauw wrote:ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS RIGHT NOW? What a load of bullshit and insults to social-capitalism and secular states. This is precisely what europeans despise about american politics: propagating state religion; and a load of half-truths and lies about socialism.
What the hell does this have to do with "American politics?"
Yes, I have absolutely do not have any proof that the sun will eventually expand and destroy the earth. I mean I can't cite one example of our sun doing that, right? I just read you the quotes of the people who designed these systems in the first place. The goal of socialism is communism, just without the short term violent revolution. The fact that socialist Europe will probably become an Islamic Caliphate before that happens isn't any proof that I am wrong.
American politics has always been the history of European wannabes. From the people who worshiped the age of Enlightenment to the people who worshiped the murdering socialists (and I'm not talking Nazi's here ... I'm talking about the great socialist writers and thinkers who were proposing eliminating poverty by killing the poor because obviously they were poor because they were inferior and were only a drag on the society at large).
You're living the past. Contemporary socialism is nothing like the communist ideals of the 20th century. Socialism has moved on from that for several decades already.
Users browsing this forum: jusplay4fun