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The concept of social democracy has changed throughout the decades since its inception. Historically, social democratic parties advocated socialism in the strict sense, achieved by class struggle. In the early 20th century, however, a number of socialist and labor parties rejected revolution and other traditional teachings of Marxism and went on to take more moderate positions, which came to characterize modern social democracy. These positions often include support for a democratic welfare state which incorporates elements of both socialism and capitalism, sometimes termed the mixed economy.[2] This differs from traditional socialism, which aims to end the predominance of capitalism altogether. Social democrats aim to reform capitalism democratically through state regulation and the creation of programs that work to counteract or remove the social injustice and inefficiencies they see as inherent in capitalism.
Originally posted by snidr
And saying Obama is a tending to add communism ideas to your country is a joke. That's a comment of people who don't understand communism at all.
Originally posted by SGTChas
reply to post by snidr
Ah, the fantasies of youth written JUST like one of the Café Marxist rabidly awaiting another pronouncement of wisdom from Carl Marx; change the world with their awesome insight and wisdom. Then, years later, young college students running off to help the Revolution; fighting alongside the peasants against the evil White Russians. History records that these students were collected after the Czar’s forces were largely defeated and shot, dumped with all their revolutionary furor RIGHT on top of the dead royalty they fought to defeat. You can visit the mass grave sights as they are marked now, testaments to the stupidity of Godless idealism.
Might I ask if you have EVER even visited a former communist nation? I have. I have ALSO gone into a ‘workers paradise’ to fight to free the state slaves you long to join. In deed, you can now travel to Cuba to join the patriotic struggle of the Cuban people; have a nice trip, bye! Why don’t you take the above proponent of ‘social democracy’ with you to the airport and get him a ticket to Finland?
After both of you rocket scientist have spent a few months living what you want to subject the rest of America to, THEN come back and preach about the current evils of America. But until you have some idea of what you are talking about other than reading some brief written by another arm chair revolutionary who has never been off a statist University campus, spare us your ill informed still wet behind the ears tripe. I was busy killing God for real communist probably before either of you were born and I have PERSONALLY SEEN what that hellish political system does to the people it enslaves; further, I have lived in Finland and KNOW the wonders of 'social democracy'. The pure lunacy of the ill informed who think themselves ‘experts’, amazing.
[edit on 4/4/2009 by SGTChas]
Originally posted by consciencious observer
FOR ALL ON THIS LAST PAGE ESPECIALLY SGTCHAS AND YOUR WIFE OK YOU SAY EXPERIENCED COMMUNISM BUT WHAT IT REALLY WAS, WAS STALINISM WHEN STALIN DECIDED TO MAKE HIMSELF THE LEADER HE COMPLETELY UNDERMINED THE WHOLE IDEA OF COMMUNISM. IN TRUE COMMUNISM THERE IS NO LEADER ONLY THE PEOPLE DECIDING WHAT TO IN A VERY ORGANIZED MANNER AND DARK SECRET AS FAR AS HAVING ONLY RATIONED FOOD AND EVERYTHING ELSE IT WONT WORK LIKE THAT SRY THAT MAY BE HOW THEY DID IT BUT WITH TRUE COMMUNISM EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS DONE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE BECAUSE ALL OF US AS A WHOLE ARE WHAT MAKE THIS WHOLE INFRASTRUCTURE WORK. AND AS FAR AS THE REST YOU GUYS AND GALS IF YOU WOULDNT MIND LOOKING THROUGH THE LAST FEW PAGES I HAVE SOMEWHAT LAID OUT HOW SOME OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD WORK.
Originally posted by SGTChas
reply to post by consciencious observer
The basic problem with your premise is that you have removed the motivation to work. One need only visit any government office to ascertain the truth of this. When your job is secured by the state and there is no benefit for excelling in a position, the human tendency is the ‘meet the quota and punch your time clock card’ on the way out the door. The mundane repetitive task of a society that insures equal outcomes sees any who excel as a threat. Humans need to compete with rewards for achievement to stay psychologically healthy, otherwise we vegetate; which is why the only place for achievement in the outcome assured society of communism is in figuring out ever more creative ways to control society.
Originally posted by DarkSecret
Originally posted by consciencious observer
FOR ALL ON THIS LAST PAGE ESPECIALLY SGTCHAS AND YOUR WIFE OK YOU SAY EXPERIENCED COMMUNISM BUT WHAT IT REALLY WAS, WAS STALINISM WHEN STALIN DECIDED TO MAKE HIMSELF THE LEADER HE COMPLETELY UNDERMINED THE WHOLE IDEA OF COMMUNISM. IN TRUE COMMUNISM THERE IS NO LEADER ONLY THE PEOPLE DECIDING WHAT TO IN A VERY ORGANIZED MANNER AND DARK SECRET AS FAR AS HAVING ONLY RATIONED FOOD AND EVERYTHING ELSE IT WONT WORK LIKE THAT SRY THAT MAY BE HOW THEY DID IT BUT WITH TRUE COMMUNISM EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS DONE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE BECAUSE ALL OF US AS A WHOLE ARE WHAT MAKE THIS WHOLE INFRASTRUCTURE WORK. AND AS FAR AS THE REST YOU GUYS AND GALS IF YOU WOULDNT MIND LOOKING THROUGH THE LAST FEW PAGES I HAVE SOMEWHAT LAID OUT HOW SOME OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD WORK.
communism actually means rations by definition. since there is no free market to create stores full of shelves with food that may be thrown away if nobody gets it (AKA "waste"), you will just have a warehouse which orders only as much as they know the residents using that warehouse would use during a specific time frame. plus maybe a few extra units if some other communists travel and visit the hood
so enjoy your communism, comrade. oh and don't forget to get up early preferably around 4am or so to get a place in line because tomorrow they're bringing in toilet paper at the warehouse... and you know that one goes fast so if you don't get some, you'll have to use newspapers for the next couple of weeks (again!) (fun fact: the TP thing sounds like a joke but that was how it happened for decades)
Originally posted by The-Dude
people keep spewing this commie propaganda that it's not "communism" it's "autocratic socialism", even if you really believe that, doesn't it tell you that your idealistic Utopian fairytale of the communist framework, constantly leads to "autocratic socialism" as well as the deaths of millions of people. The only way communism would succeed is if everyone thought the exact same way, they don't, and if you try to live like that you will always be subject to those who don't hold your view of the world. Just like those who advocate pacifism will always be subject to those who don't. I want to keep people from trying to build a Utopia, because the more people think they can create heaven on earth, the more likely they are to set up guillotines in the public squares to hasten the process.
[edit on 5-4-2009 by The-Dude]
Originally posted by count66
Some of the replies on here actually beggar belief.
Let me also remind you that the capitalist system which has been in power without real challenge for the past 20 years has led to a situation where 1/3 of the planet live below the poverty line. where 100 children die from hunger every hour, where 10% of the world own 85% of the wealth - I could go on - but I think thats enough of a damning indictment of any system and in no just way can anyone defend a system which has allowed such a horrible scenario to develop.
I would love to know how many of you have traveled to Africa, Latin America and Asia and seen the abject squalor and poverty that people live in - very few I would suspect.
This system we live in is absolute evil at its height - the daily death tolls in the world from hunger and curable disease prove this - you should all be ashamed that you support this system - how can you in any way justify it.
The current system, is inhumane, a mass murdering and oppressing system - wise up otherwise you are as bad as the people in Germany who said after the second world war that the were not responsible for the deaths of the people in the concentration camps - by supporting this current system you are responsible for the deaths of each of those people dying every day from hunger and disease - your support alone is your complicity in their deaths.
Originally posted by consciencious observer
reply to post by DarkSecret
ALRIGHT SO MAYBE CAPITALISM ITSELF IS NOT THE EVIL THAT IS DESTROYING THIS PLANET BUT CAPITALISM BEING AS EASILY MANIPULATED AS IT IS WILL ALWAYS ALLOW FOR THAT ONE TYRANT TO COME AROUND AND SCREW IT UP FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO WORK HARD TO GET THERE. WITH COMMUNISM IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MANIPULATE ANY ONE SIDE BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY SIDES BUT STILL ONLY ONE TRUE ANSWER WHICH IS... "THE RIGHT WAY" I BEG FOR ANYONE TO DISAGREE
Originally posted by Gorman91
If it's not obvious already, a capitalist version of a communist revolution is probably coming.
So, OP, what about that? A capitalist revolution?
True Marxism is impossible unfortunately. All you'll have is a new group of elites rise from the chaos that will be as bad as before.
What we need is some kind of mix of the old 1776 revolution, Marx's revolution, and a pinch of Teddy Roosevelt mentality. But keep it capitalist.