It looks like you're using an Ad Blocker.
Please white-list or disable AboveTopSecret.com in your ad-blocking tool.
Thank you.
Some features of ATS will be disabled while you continue to use an ad-blocker.
I dont understand how you could have the 'public' own the industries, yet have a free market system. I also dont understand how it doesnt become the state responsible to make it work (to enforce it).
And the idea of just 'printing' money sounds like what we have, unless theres a 'standard'.
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
Originally posted by EarthCitizen07
Well if comes down to choosing a socialist dictatorship or a capitalist dictatorship, I think I will go with the former... At least I will have a roof over my head, a nice meal and a steady job.
Capitalism depends completely in a free market, and private ownership of capital. Because of competition between different companies, prices of products can remain relatively low depending on demand. It also induces better salaries, and more benefits.
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
If you don't like your job with McDonalds for $7.25 an hour, you could have gone to college, and gotten a better job, but because of the Socialist elites wanting to implement their One World Socialist Government they caused the economic crisis in which we are in.
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
You can also move to some other state where the standard of living is better. For example the city where I live you get paid $15 an hour for being a driver for Dominos pizza
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
BTW, if you believe that in Socialist/Communist dictatorships all people have a roof over their heads, and they have enough food you are more dellusional than I thought.
If you want to experience a true Socialist/Communist dictatorship just come up with about $5,000 dollars, and I can get you to live with my family in Cuba, and they can show you the wonders of a Socialist/Communist dictatorship...
You will have to give my family in Cuba $200 a week and they will love you, and show you the Communist nation...they won't show you only the tourist sections of the island, they will show you the real sections of the island where regular people live. of course you will also have to learn some Spanish.
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
The house of my grandmother was taken by the government once we left the island. They didn't give any compensation to my two half sisters who were still lviing there, and they were instead put in a small apartment.
My grandfather was in Cuba trying to stay alive meanwhile the Communists were taking over everything in the island, and no he wasn't rich he just didn't want to accept the Communist demands. My grandfather did have some land which was taken by the Communist regime, but he was a farmer, he was not a rich man.
Originally posted by EarthCitizen07
Elites and socialism do not mix. Socialism and communism advocate equality whereas capitalism advocates elitism. Your statement was a paradox.
"God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion."
Originally posted by IgnoranceIsntBlisss
Originally posted by EarthCitizen07
Elites and socialism do not mix. Socialism and communism advocate equality whereas capitalism advocates elitism. Your statement was a paradox.
Then explain to us how it was that "The Oligarchs" were already poised to snatch up the Russian economy as it crumbled.
Originally posted by EarthCitizen07
As to capitalism being a better system I disagree. Communism imploded earlier due to the tremendous embargo/blockade. The elite indirectly took down their #1 enemy by controlling the corporate west.
Originally posted by EarthCitizen07
reply to post by IgnoranceIsntBlisss
It depends how you look at it! Communism is not a competitive system, its a *get by system*. It doesn't encourage economic growth as the west does and everything is/was centrally planned which means less efficiency in the long run.
I can agree capitalism is better in some regards but for the average working person it isn't. If you wanna get ahead in life go to america, if you want to survive socialism and/or communism is better. Two sides to every coin...
Any other questions? You make good points though!
Originally posted by EarthCitizen07
Boy, you have a very simplistic view of the world, I must add...
...........................
War is war, wether you like it or not! There WILL be casualties in ANY war son.
Originally posted by EarthCitizen07
America is not killing iraqis and afghanis? America did not kill her own citizens on 9-11? What the hell are you trying to prove?? You make zero sense!
Originally posted by EarthCitizen07
...................
I can agree capitalism is better in some regards but for the average working person it isn't. If you wanna get ahead in life go to america, if you want to survive socialism and/or communism is better. Two sides to every coin...
..............
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
Originally posted by EarthCitizen07
Boy, you have a very simplistic view of the world, I must add...
...........................
War is war, wether you like it or not! There WILL be casualties in ANY war son.
You have a very SADISTIC, and TWISTED view of the world...
There is a BIG difference between fighting soldiers in the field of battle and sending MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO GAS CHAMBERS....
It seems that you are eiher a boy NAZI, or an adult NAZI... You people keep trying to dismiss the attrocities committed by your idol...
Originally posted by EarthCitizen07
America is not killing iraqis and afghanis? America did not kill her own citizens on 9-11? What the hell are you trying to prove?? You make zero sense!
I make zero sense?.....
First of all, there is no proof but CLAIMS that the U.S. government was behind 9/11, but there is EVIDENCE even in European countries like Spain, and Germany that ISLAMIC TERRORISTS planned 9/11 mostly in Spain. Their first target was Paris, but they changed targets and decided to attack the U.S.
The one not making sense is YOU trying to dismiss the attrocities committed by Hitler, who was an evil sob who sent MILLIONS of people to their deaths just because they were minorities....
[edit on 11-12-2009 by ElectricUniverse]
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
BS..... true or scientific Socialism/Communism are NOT better... Communism doesn't allow you to be the best you can be.. EVERYONE, except the elite, are paid a MISERY, and there is no incentive whatsoever to become a doctor, or even an engineer... The Communist elites become richer, meanwhile stealing the money the people had been saving before Communism took over...
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
Any other questions?.... BTW, are you going to come up with $5,000 - $ 10,000 U.S. dollars so that I can get you to live in a Communist country with my family so you can see the wonders of Communism?...
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
First of all, there is no proof but CLAIMS that the U.S. government was behind 9/11,
Originally posted by EarthCitizen07
I doubt many soviet/chineese/cuban officials got filthy rich as some business executives in europe and the usa. Whats the average salary for high level management there? $10, $50 or $100 million per year?!
Originally posted by IgnoranceIsntBlisss
Empires kill, and communism kills more than Hitler did, but they dont build industrialized extermination camps. Well at least not normally, but now with the Eugenicists running the NWO, which is a fascist / communist hybrid system you never know whats next. Wouldnt you say that nazi'sm was fascist / communist hybrid?
[edit on 12-12-2009 by IgnoranceIsntBlisss]