comment by The Doctor - DL Tactician of the Year (U9880)
posted less than a minute ago
Now me on the other hand. ive got so bad that i need to start controlling my racism. last year i found out i was being racist without even knowing. thats what happens when you spend so much time with a guy who loves those types of jokes
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Yeah but if you're saying it as a joke, then surely you know it's not true

tbh i dont agree with people not voting. i get why they want to do it but when you see people fighting for their vote in other countries you kinda got to appreciate what you've got.

i think the only real way of getting through to them is everyone voting on 1 unlikely party.

tbh im not sure but just think non participation is right

comment by Rex (U7889)
posted less than a minute ago
Yeah tonight in your head I imagine!

Quite simply it is fundamentally flawed in practically every way.
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I dunno, I think it comes down to a) Whether you think humans are inherently good, and b) If so, can they achieve this?

Personally I think humans are good, social beings, but I don't think it's an achievable goal within today's western society. You can see communism working in tribes which haven't been tainted by capitalism etc. So I do think it can work, but just, not for us.

people have short term memories tbh

wasnt long ago everyone was slamming labour wanting them out. 6 months after that the recession was completely the tories fault

comment by Rex (U7889)
posted less than a minute ago
Communism is intended to be introduced to a democratically perfect society not a libertarian capitalist world we live in
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By the very nature of Marx's epochs communism has to come at a point of crisis.

is someone here thinking communism is a good thing

my mums polish she lived through a communist government for a large period of her life. from what she tells me the capitalist way is the more efficient way

comment by Rex (U7889)
posted less than a minute ago
It was the Banks fault! Bloody Wãnkers!

Labour could have done with keeping some money aside though.
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Isn't the American reserve absolutely tiny in comparison to what it requires? Like if they used the reserves to boost the market it would last days or something (could be wrong)

comment by Rex (U7889)
posted 39 seconds ago
It was the Banks fault! Bloody Wãnkers!

Labour could have done with keeping some money aside though.
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while the banks were a major problem and the major issue involved, i dont think you can just excuse labour. they didnt improve the situation in fact made it worse. they used keysian theory. which is proven not to work.

comment by The Doctor - DL Tactician of the Year (U9880)
posted less than a minute ago
is someone here thinking communism is a good thing

my mums polish she lived through a communist government for a large period of her life. from what she tells me the capitalist way is the more efficient way
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I've argued that in certain circumstances it is a possibility. You get tribes that share everything they own etc. I don't believe it could work on a large scale society though. Has to be within tiny groups.

comment by Rex (U7889)
posted 6 seconds ago
Communism and Efficient in the same sentance?
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notice the full stop between life and from. it wasnt

comment by Rex (U7889)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by All Hail Lubo, Desperate leader of the SG League- In Brian I trust (U14008)
posted 51 seconds ago
After the fall of the capitalist oppression and the dark days as anarchy crosses the land a single spark will arise and give hope to thousands. The words of communism shall spread and engulf the heart and souls of all that it touches, guiding them away from the dark and into the light and as it spreads it shall destine the new dawn of man, a dawn of a new era. The era of equality and justice shall begin
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Not on this planet I'm afraid

We are all self centred beings, it can't work, we are animals after all.

I'm afraid the communist ship has sailed and sunk. Thankfully for the oppressed of the East!
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I really don't think we are self-centred. I agree with Marxist writing that society completely shapes us into this competitive being. I think humans are fairly inert, and can quite easily be shaped to be altruistic as opposed to greedy.