If you're on the younger side will prove that you're talking bullshit about communist oppresion because the only one you'll know will be from books or stories told by somebodies. Funny thing but the way you're putting the arguments and fervor with which your arguing your points smells a bit of fanaticism and zealotry, you know, something like taliban or dear God, I hope not, PIS. And to answer your question crisis happened not because of communism or socialism, the cause was as old as humankind itself - greed and living above one's means. Simple as that.

Actually, no. The powers that be always claimed they were creating a socialist state, socialism being a stepping stone for true communism. Which would presumably come some time later, after people stop being, well, people and become the ideal men and women true communism needs.

I meant that they lied about aspiring to become communist nations. The lie about there being communist regimes is something largely spread by the west. I don't think that any regime claimed that it was actually, currently communist. After all, the very fact that there was a government at all would prove that a lie. Sorry if I wasn't very clear on that.

actually

most of them claimed or still claim they are truly communist nations. china is prime example. it is no more communist than poland or japan but they still claim they are communist.

I bought a second copy and properly selected the gift option this time. I've PM'd you the gift code. So your good to go!

It's a great book, and his other book is great too.
Don't expect a balanced viewpoint, but as long as you keep that in mind, you can learn a number of interesting things from those books.

McCarthyism lives on. His work will never be forgotten, you cannot say communism without people drawing a mental link to the word "bad". It's actually quite a noble goal. A society based purely around aiding the community, where everyone helps out, where we all get to share in each others well being. Where we all share a community. It's a nice dream, and I don't think Marxists and Communists are wrong for wanting it.

It doesn't work of course, not because communism is flawed as an ideal, but because we are flawed as a species (or at least not designed for communism). We naturally compete, try to get a bigger share of the pie. As long as there is competition there cannot be communism, and so there never will be. I still applaud the dream, it is a nice idea.

I did enjoy the fact that Star Trek First Conflict subtely (and perhaps accidentally) endorsed communism. There's a line in it where Picard explains to the 21st century girl that they no longer have money, instead society is based around a desire to better themselves, and to help build a better society. The ideal future is communism. The ideal way to get there is not.

asked similar question to my chinese friends and they claim that it doesn't matter. china is a communist country.

Well it's pretty fucking far from communist whether they're foolishly making that claim or not.

Your point being?

The thing with the parents looks legit though. However, this is one case. Unless there is more where that came from you totally blew it out of proportion. And by the way, the first one to use the term “brainwashed” loses the argument ;>

Anyway, Keeveek is right about one thing. We ARE getting fucked in the ass. But not by some shadowy forces.

Oh nondeplumage, you fucking troll, you. 1/10 for the effort. Here, let my try: The United States of America are a fascist police state ruled by a brutal and relentless oligarchy.

And Navagon is right. The USSR for example can hardly be called communistic. Anyone who does this should look beyond the centralization et cetera. I’ll have to disagree with wpegg though. While communism is a utopia (and you can argue whether they are achievable or not) but I believe that we, humans, are able to a) transcend our nature and b) contrive systems that outbalance our flaws. I mean right now we could easily be way better off if we had actual democracies and not this corporation puppet states controlled by the monetary elite, these selfish fucks.

It's getting there, and literally has been before.

And anyone who calls communism a utopia hasn't read The Communist Manifesto. You claim to be able to identify something without being able to identify what that thing is. That's not how facts work.

I know my Marx quite well and I think some of his points are still valid to this very day.

And who exactly are you?

I believe they are the next person to be banned from GoG

Am I right?! =D