Jeremy and the Jews.

Aye ok ST...

Oil rich Venezuela who cant sell their oil...

Ffs you ****s are educated [emoji23]

The opposition have only gone and rung the new fascist leader or Brazil's doorbell [emoji23]

 

Why, for example, is it still acceptable—and in polite company—to profess the philosophy of a Communist or, if not that, to at least admire the work of Marx? Why is it still acceptable to regard the Marxist doctrine as essentially accurate in its diagnosis of the hypothetical evils of the free-market, democratic West; to still consider that doctrine “progressive,” and fit for the compassionate and proper thinking person?

Twenty-five million dead through internal repression in the Soviet Union (according to The Black Book of Communism). Sixty million dead in Mao’s China (and an all-too-likely return to autocratic oppression in that country in the near future). The horrors of Cambodia’s Killing Fields, with their two million corpses. The barely animate body politic of Cuba, where people struggle even now to feed themselves. Venezuela, where it has now been made illegal to attribute a child’s death in hospital to starvation.

No political experiment has ever been tried so widely, with so many disparate people, in so many different countries (with such different histories) and failed so absolutely and so catastrophically.

Is it mere ignorance (albeit of the most inexcusable kind) that allows today’s Marxists to flaunt their continued allegiance—to present it as compassion and care? Or is it, instead, envy of the successful, in near-infinite proportions? Or something akin to hatred for mankind itself? How much proof do we need? Why do we still avert our eyes from the truth?

 

Erm, that was Ciaran, not ST.

<educated><awkward><popping>

 

Marxism hasn’t caused anywhere near as much damage to the world as nationalism, and that hasn’t gone away either.

 

Dunno mate

Im not a communist
I don't know any communists
I don't think half the people you mention were communists either

 

Well duh, hence "..."

 

Well, duh, hence popping...

 

Care to elaborate?

 

Oooft there's a question that should never be asked.

 

Not really.

Most of the criticism of communist countries stems from their non communist practices like keeping the population subjugated while the ruling class live in splendour.

Capitalism in other words.

Anyway im not a communist nor have i read Marx so you'll need to find someone else to argue with.

 

Ha ha ha.

Mindy's politics: capitalism bad; socialism good. And we'll just ignore all the bad stuff that happens in socialist countries because it's not real socialism.

****ing simpleton.

 

Nearly as bad as ignoring the bad things that happen in Capitalist countries tbf

 

Bad things happen in capitalist countries due to the excesses and abuse of capitalism. People recognise this and try to improve the situation - not always successfully, of course - but at least it's recognised that there's a problem. You can read about the "bad things that happen in capitalist countries" almost daily in the likes of the Guardian and the Independent.

Bad things happen in socialist/communist countries. "Nothing to do with socialism" goes the cry. Just stick your fingers in your ears and go la la la until the mean people stop saying mean things about socialism.

 

Well golly gee if they try to fix the bad things that happen in Capitalist countries how come those same bad things are still happening after all these years of Capitalism ? Actually the longer Capitalism continues the worser those bad things get.

Go figure.

 

I look forward to you providing proof for that claim.

 

No system is ideal.

That's the be all and end all I'm afraid.

The law of he jungle that the animals adhere to is as close as one will get. Sadly, humans have pretensions and ideas above their station.

 

Oh ok then.

How about wages stagnating for the last 10 years. The worst decade since Napoleon was tearing it up roon Europe?

Capitalism working a treat there kiddo?

 

How about the top 42 people in the world having the same wealth as 3.7 billion other people And the gap between rich and poor ever widening?

You go capitalism

 

How about 4 million children living below the poverty line in the Capitalist world's 5th largest economy?

How's Capitalism working out for them?

Nevermind I'm sure they'll get round to fixing it...soon.

 

Ooooooh fight,fight,fight.

Aldo and Tarquin going in for a spot of mud wrestling.