The theme of my blog entry today is communism, and the differences and changes since the end of the cold-war era. I decided to choose this topic after a post I read on an internet forum I post on;
Communism in the 20th century and communism in the 21st is completly different. We are now in a completly new era of time. Things are very different. For example, technology is not like what it was during the cold war. The internet is now widly accessable for instance, and this can be used to our advantage. We also have supercomputers and software which can do things people 20-30 years couldn't have even imagined in their wildest dreams. These new technologys can be of use in everything from planning the economy to giving the people a stronger voice in the government.
Another difference is history. One of the beauties of history is that we are able to use it too our advantage and learn from it. For example, in this case, we're able to look at say, lenin's mistakes and change them for the future. We also know of Stalin's purges, and Mao's great leap forward and can see what happens if everything goes wrong. We now know to write a constitution which holds people's freedoms and rights dear.
Capitalists are notorious for using the fact that communism has been the front of oppression and tyranny in the 20th century yet they fail to realize a great many things. First, communism isn't a totalitarian ideology. In fact, it's not even a political ideology. It's a economic system which, if you understand marx, is supposed to be a worker's democracy. An example of how communists are fighting for freedom and democracy is in Nepal right now. Thanks to mass protests and long years of fighting, the communist party of Nepal were able to turn a feudal system into a democratic parliamentry.
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Another thing capitalists ignore all together is whether the USSR and other Stalinist tyrannies were actually communist. Personally, I don't think it was. I personally side with Left Communists and Neo-Trotskyists (Cliff) on this one in thinking that it was a state-capitalism. By State-capitalism, I mean it was still capitalist but the state controled the means of production as opposed to market. If it were communist, it'd have to have done at least two things. 1st, the people would have to control the economy. For example, the state-planners of the USSR would have to have been seated through at least demarchy if not democracy. This would make it so that when people were starving during the afghanistan war, the teams of state planners 'in office' could've been ousted by referendum. 2nd, it would have to have not engaged in capitalistic activities like having a currency, trading commodities, trading for capital, and etc... with capitalist nations.
I hope you enjoyed my rant, thanks for reading it
Originally Posted On DebatePolitics.com
Tell me, what makes your idea so different from the other people that have tried communism and failed? Out of all the people that have tried communism, they have failed. They've have only been able to go as far as changing the government and economy and after that, they fall. Not one country has had success with communism, not one. So tell me, what makes your idea so different from the millions of others that have tried it and failed?
Communism in the 20th century and communism in the 21st is completly different. We are now in a completly new era of time. Things are very different. For example, technology is not like what it was during the cold war. The internet is now widly accessable for instance, and this can be used to our advantage. We also have supercomputers and software which can do things people 20-30 years couldn't have even imagined in their wildest dreams. These new technologys can be of use in everything from planning the economy to giving the people a stronger voice in the government.
Another difference is history. One of the beauties of history is that we are able to use it too our advantage and learn from it. For example, in this case, we're able to look at say, lenin's mistakes and change them for the future. We also know of Stalin's purges, and Mao's great leap forward and can see what happens if everything goes wrong. We now know to write a constitution which holds people's freedoms and rights dear.
Capitalists are notorious for using the fact that communism has been the front of oppression and tyranny in the 20th century yet they fail to realize a great many things. First, communism isn't a totalitarian ideology. In fact, it's not even a political ideology. It's a economic system which, if you understand marx, is supposed to be a worker's democracy. An example of how communists are fighting for freedom and democracy is in Nepal right now. Thanks to mass protests and long years of fighting, the communist party of Nepal were able to turn a feudal system into a democratic parliamentry.
Another thing capitalists ignore all together is whether the USSR and other Stalinist tyrannies were actually communist. Personally, I don't think it was. I personally side with Left Communists and Neo-Trotskyists (Cliff) on this one in thinking that it was a state-capitalism. By State-capitalism, I mean it was still capitalist but the state controled the means of production as opposed to market. If it were communist, it'd have to have done at least two things. 1st, the people would have to control the economy. For example, the state-planners of the USSR would have to have been seated through at least demarchy if not democracy. This would make it so that when people were starving during the afghanistan war, the teams of state planners 'in office' could've been ousted by referendum. 2nd, it would have to have not engaged in capitalistic activities like having a currency, trading commodities, trading for capital, and etc... with capitalist nations.
I hope you enjoyed my rant, thanks for reading it
As everybody knows, the FIFA World Cup is currently taking place. Before this world cup, it used to be almost impossible to find the games in english, luckily now, ESPN and ABC have made it so that every game can be seen. This can only mean one thing; soccer is a growing sport. I've played soccer for many years and have always struggled with the fact that it was unpopular in the US, yet now it isn't so. However soccer is still a very young sport in America, and for example, the game announcers on TV prove it. Like today I was watching Italy play Ghana and after Ghana scored the announcer said "It should be interesting to see how th Czech team breaks down Ghana after this". Other times they practically give the favorite the win on a gold platter. If there's one thing to learn about soccer, it's that upsets are a very possible reality.
As a reader of my blog may know, I'm a communist, but I'm not a Stalinist. What you may not know, is that I'm active on a variety of political forums all over the internet. today I came upon a very interesting post and responded in this manner.
The first part is true. It has never been implemented anywhere. However the second part is false. How it defies human nature. Human has no generic nature. Humans are different then animals because they aren't routine and identical. They're different than animals which is why they shouldn't live like them. It is not human nature to be greedy. It is capitalist nature. Capitalism is a damn greedy system and it instills a want in man to have more and more money in order to survive.
However I do see your point. I personally think that after a few generations of communism, man would become more humane and be dedicated to his fellow people but until then, he still is greedy, which is why there would need to be some subsitute to money. Vouchers. Labor Time Vouchers. LTVs in short, are basically a measurement of how hard one works at his or her job. It is an account on a computer which you log into when you start working and log out of when you stop. LTVs can be determined by the smaount of stress and effort put into your job. The amount and quality of the product you produce. Or the successful completion of a hard task. When you are finished working, you log out and print the LTVs which you will then save up and use to by non-necessities such as electronics and furniture. What is the point of LTVs? Simple to provide a motive and incentive for man to work during the time he is still intoxicated by the evils of capitalism.
So why did communism fail in the past? Simple. Too much power was placed in one man's hands and he didn't have enough support. Communism can only happen when people are ready for it, and while it can be pushed and encouraged it will only be successful when the people are behind it. Communists today are very different than communist in the 20th century. Communists today are libertarians who have learned their lesson from the horrors of the 20th century.
Originally posted on DebatePolitics.com
True communism has never been implimented anywhere on earth. Every country that called itself communist was some form of dictatorship including the USSR. Do you know why there has never been a communist country? Because it defies human nature. Capitalism embraces many of the evil aspects of human nature. That is why capitalism flourishes. Greed, materialism, exploitation, these are the vices we humans accept as good under capitalism.
The first part is true. It has never been implemented anywhere. However the second part is false. How it defies human nature. Human has no generic nature. Humans are different then animals because they aren't routine and identical. They're different than animals which is why they shouldn't live like them. It is not human nature to be greedy. It is capitalist nature. Capitalism is a damn greedy system and it instills a want in man to have more and more money in order to survive.
However I do see your point. I personally think that after a few generations of communism, man would become more humane and be dedicated to his fellow people but until then, he still is greedy, which is why there would need to be some subsitute to money. Vouchers. Labor Time Vouchers. LTVs in short, are basically a measurement of how hard one works at his or her job. It is an account on a computer which you log into when you start working and log out of when you stop. LTVs can be determined by the smaount of stress and effort put into your job. The amount and quality of the product you produce. Or the successful completion of a hard task. When you are finished working, you log out and print the LTVs which you will then save up and use to by non-necessities such as electronics and furniture. What is the point of LTVs? Simple to provide a motive and incentive for man to work during the time he is still intoxicated by the evils of capitalism.
So why did communism fail in the past? Simple. Too much power was placed in one man's hands and he didn't have enough support. Communism can only happen when people are ready for it, and while it can be pushed and encouraged it will only be successful when the people are behind it. Communists today are very different than communist in the 20th century. Communists today are libertarians who have learned their lesson from the horrors of the 20th century.
As many of you know, the world cup kicked off today with two interesting matches. First, Germany beat Costa Rica 4-2. Then Ecuador beat Poland 2-0. I was 50%. I figured Poland would beat Ecuador on a huntch but I got it wrong. Germany, I got right though. Here are the rest of my predictions. I typed the match than put an equal sign followed by the winner. Enjoy.
June 10...
England vs. Paraguay = England
Trinidad vs. Sweden = Sweden
Argentina vs. Ivory Coast = Argentina
June 11...
Serbia vs. Netherlands = Netherlands
Mexico vs. Iran = Mexico
Angola vs. Portugal = Portugal
June 12...
Australia vs. Japan = Japan
USA vs. Czech Republic = Czech Republic
Italy vs. Ghana = Italy
June 13 ...
Korea vs. Togo = Korea
France vs. Switzerland = France
Brazil vs. Coratia = Brazil
June 14...
Spain vs. Ukraine = Spain
Tunisia vs. Saudi Arabia = Draw
Germany vs. Poland = Germany
June 15...
Ecuador vs. Costa Rica = Draw
England vs. Trinidad = England
Sweden vs. Paraguay = Sweden
June 16...
Argentina vs. Serbia = Argentina
Netherlands vs. Ivory Coast = Netherlands
Mexico vs. Angola = Mexico
June 17...
Portugal vs. Iran = Portugal
Czech Republic vs. Ghana = Czech Republic
USA vs. Italy= Italy
June 18...
Japan vs. Crotia = Japan
Brazil vs. Australia = Brazil (Blowout game of the tournament)
France vs. Republic of Korea = Draw/France
June 19...
Togo vs. Switzerland = Draw/ Switzerland
Saudi Arabia vs. Ukraine = Draw
Spain vs. Tunisia = Spain
June 20...
Ecuador vs. Germany = Germany
Costa Rica vs. Poland = Costa Rica
Sweden vs. England = Draw
Paraguay vs. Trinidad = Draw/Paraguay
June 21...
Portugal vs. Mexico = Portugal/Draw
Iran vs. Angola = Draw
Netherlands vs. Argentina = Argentina
Ivory Coast vs. Serbia = Draw
June 22...
Ghana vs. USA = USA
Czech Republic vs. Italy = Draw
Japan vs. Brazil = Brazil
Croatia vs. Australia = Croatia
June 23...
Saudi Arabia vs. Spain = Spain
Ukraine vs. Tunisia = Draw
Togo vs. France = France
Switzerland vs. Korea = Korea
So that's my group stage predictions. Comment if you have any objections.
June 10...
England vs. Paraguay = England
Trinidad vs. Sweden = Sweden
Argentina vs. Ivory Coast = Argentina
June 11...
Serbia vs. Netherlands = Netherlands
Mexico vs. Iran = Mexico
Angola vs. Portugal = Portugal
June 12...
Australia vs. Japan = Japan
USA vs. Czech Republic = Czech Republic
Italy vs. Ghana = Italy
June 13 ...
Korea vs. Togo = Korea
France vs. Switzerland = France
Brazil vs. Coratia = Brazil
June 14...
Spain vs. Ukraine = Spain
Tunisia vs. Saudi Arabia = Draw
Germany vs. Poland = Germany
June 15...
Ecuador vs. Costa Rica = Draw
England vs. Trinidad = England
Sweden vs. Paraguay = Sweden
June 16...
Argentina vs. Serbia = Argentina
Netherlands vs. Ivory Coast = Netherlands
Mexico vs. Angola = Mexico
June 17...
Portugal vs. Iran = Portugal
Czech Republic vs. Ghana = Czech Republic
USA vs. Italy= Italy
June 18...
Japan vs. Crotia = Japan
Brazil vs. Australia = Brazil (Blowout game of the tournament)
France vs. Republic of Korea = Draw/France
June 19...
Togo vs. Switzerland = Draw/ Switzerland
Saudi Arabia vs. Ukraine = Draw
Spain vs. Tunisia = Spain
June 20...
Ecuador vs. Germany = Germany
Costa Rica vs. Poland = Costa Rica
Sweden vs. England = Draw
Paraguay vs. Trinidad = Draw/Paraguay
June 21...
Portugal vs. Mexico = Portugal/Draw
Iran vs. Angola = Draw
Netherlands vs. Argentina = Argentina
Ivory Coast vs. Serbia = Draw
June 22...
Ghana vs. USA = USA
Czech Republic vs. Italy = Draw
Japan vs. Brazil = Brazil
Croatia vs. Australia = Croatia
June 23...
Saudi Arabia vs. Spain = Spain
Ukraine vs. Tunisia = Draw
Togo vs. France = France
Switzerland vs. Korea = Korea
So that's my group stage predictions. Comment if you have any objections.
Religion is a very controversial issue and the only one where people will ignore fact. I'm an atheist. I've been an atheist for a few years after I realized how corrupt and idiotic christianity was. I realized that all things in life on this earth happen because of logic, and when you try to applylogic to religion you get nothing because relgion isn't logical. Recently in current events relgion has influenced people's stances on issues such as gay marriage. Gay marriage is such a stupid issue because of all the things you could be worrying about, you have to muddle your way into love and yell that god says it's wrong. It's completly upsurd. In short religion has no solid ground to base itself on and is just a place for man to dump all his wrong doings on. I think that if man learned to except the truth and work for a better future for the sake of the people as opposed to god, the world would be a much more diligent and honest place.
Alot of people are running around claiming we're fighting in Iraq because of democracy like we have here in the US. They have know idea what they're talking about. We currently have a representive republic because we elect officials to vote 'in our interests'. Well I'm not interested in any politicians because they're all corrupt fatsos who spit lies constantly. I think we need direct democracy. Direct democracy? Yes. Some people think its impossible but not in this day and age. Now in the electronic age we're able to anything via internet. So why not vote on bills via internet. It'd be easy. You'd have a citizen account and your own password. Each day, You'd log in and vote like people vote on internet polls. It'd take less than 5 minutes and would make this democracy really a democracy
Some of you may have heard of the recent killings that US soldiers have commited. First, last Novemeber, an entire innocent household was killed while praying by US soldiers who barged in. Then, Seven marines kidnapped an innocent Iraqi man and shot him to death. And just this week a preganant woman giving birth was killed after US troops shot at the car she was in because it failed to stop at a check point. These killings all have one thing in common. They are the result of US presence in Iraq. the last one wasn't necessarily the fault of US troops, but these killings are a sign that this war needs to stop. We are not accomplishing anymore and the longer we stay in Iraq the more people will die. I say we follow the '3 country' plan and start exiting Iraq. It's time to stop this nightmare of death and misery and return our troops home.
