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gulliver

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91. Telling someone who says they're Communist that it doesn't work...
Sat Jun 28, 2025, 05:14 PM
Jun 28

...is too often like telling a mugger who just walked up to you that mugging is illegal. They both know what you're telling them is true, but it doesn't change their plans.

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communism comes from Marx. creon Jun 27 #1
True of all politics Cirsium Jun 27 #9
I agree creon Jun 27 #35
I Mentioned Yesterday Mr.Bee Jun 27 #2
Socialism is the strategy for future communist regimes to lure the people to vote for them Escurumbele Jun 27 #3
Russia, Venezuela, and many other Latin American countries ? vanessa_ca Jun 27 #4
Russia was never Communist TacosUberAlles Jun 27 #6
Both Russia and China were communist societies but they both failed because communism... brush Jun 27 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author TacosUberAlles Jun 27 #15
I do disagree TacosUberAlles Jun 27 #16
The video never named a successful and extant socialist society as there... brush Jun 27 #19
I'm not here to debate things TacosUberAlles Jun 27 #40
Interesting thread and that's why so many voices on this issue. Exactly what a good discussion is. Deuxcents Jun 27 #52
"Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains." TheRickles Jun 27 #28
We (I live in Sweden) are NOT democratic socialist nations here in the Nordics. Celerity Jun 29 #120
Thank you. The emphasis should be on "democratic", not "social(ist)". TheRickles Jun 30 #125
This 👆 bamagal62 Jun 27 #57
Communism, like socialism, liberalism, conservatism, etc comes in many different flavors. Ping Tung Jun 27 #5
There has never been a successful socialist or communist society that has thrived and is still extant. brush Jun 27 #7
Ok but what does that have to do with Zohan Mumdani TacosUberAlles Jun 27 #41
The tread was about the seeming confusion of socialism vs social democracies. in Europe. brush Jun 27 #43
Wellp maybe I should've been more clear then I guess TacosUberAlles Jun 27 #45
His name is Zohran Mamdani. nt SunSeeker Jun 27 #62
Repeat after me Cirsium Jun 27 #10
Great summary! thought crime Jun 27 #11
What communist countries have succeeded? nt SunSeeker Jun 27 #14
Oh I dunno Cirsium Jun 27 #22
So you can't name a single successful communist country. Got it. SunSeeker Jun 27 #51
I did Cirsium Jun 28 #80
No you didn't. Name one. nt SunSeeker Jun 28 #83
Why? Cirsium Jun 28 #86
So you think success is a vicious socialist dictatorship where the vast majority of people live in oppressed poverty. SunSeeker Jun 29 #97
No Cirsium Jun 29 #103
A "vicious dictatorship where the vast majority of people live in oppressed poverty" perfectly describes Cuba. SunSeeker Jun 29 #114
Political parties? Cirsium Jun 29 #119
Your 2008 opinion piece from "Liberation School" does not dispute anything the 2025 Harvard report says. SunSeeker Jun 29 #122
Did you read it? Cirsium Jun 30 #124
Yes. There is nothing that can help that piece of dated propaganda. nt SunSeeker Jun 30 #126
+1 leftstreet Jun 27 #17
Name one successful and still thriving and extant socialist cournty. brush Jun 27 #20
Sure Cirsium Jun 27 #23
Heehee. Yugoslavia, China, Warsaw Pac. Please. Yugoslavia doesn't exist anymore and China is capitalist. brush Jun 27 #27
Of course Cirsium Jun 27 #30
I added to my post that I guess you didn't see. What about the many... brush Jun 27 #31
No Cirsium Jun 27 #33
What do you call making a profit from time, laboer and materials spent? brush Jun 27 #37
Profit Cirsium Jun 27 #42
what do you call it, bartering, trading, what? brush Jun 27 #44
ummmm Cirsium Jun 27 #49
Exchanging your skills for money is part of a capitalist economy. SunSeeker Jun 27 #54
Of course Cirsium Jun 28 #79
Slaves can be part of socialist economies as well. Nazis used slave labor in their socialist economy. SunSeeker Jun 28 #84
The Nazi party was not socialist Cirsium Jun 28 #85
Yes it was. SunSeeker Jun 29 #99
Huh Cirsium Jun 29 #102
Excellent post. Nt iemanja Jun 29 #116
Don't old cars produce significantly more pollution than new ones? MichMan Jun 27 #56
Yes Cirsium Jun 27 #58
China isn't' socialist or communist anymore iemanja Jun 27 #55
Crazy Cirsium Jun 27 #59
China scored below the US and Russia on the Global Health Security index. SunSeeker Jun 28 #65
Yep, they copied Yugos SEZ and scaled it and still allowed rich to take from poor and middle uponit7771 Jun 28 #70
Do you know anyone who lives or lived in China? iemanja Jun 28 #67
China is a socialist country, according to the Webster's Dictionary definition of socialism. SunSeeker Jun 28 #63
There is a great deal of free enterprise in China iemanja Jun 28 #66
There is nothing free about the enterprise in China. It is all state controlled. SunSeeker Jun 28 #68
"subject to the whims" .... That's 100% of all US corps if "whims" is the deciding factor. China has SOE cause they have uponit7771 Jun 28 #72
That simply isn't true. Nt iemanja Jun 28 #90
It is sadly very true. See my below reply to your post about Chinese billionaires. SunSeeker Jun 29 #98
Here is a list of Chinese billionaires and the industries they own iemanja Jun 28 #93
This message was self-deleted by its author SunSeeker Jun 29 #95
All of these billionares exist because they serve the CCP's interests. SunSeeker Jun 29 #96
I don't doubt that iemanja Jun 29 #113
Socialism is defined as government ownership of the means of production. That's China. SunSeeker Jun 29 #117
Webster is not the authority iemanja Jun 29 #123
You can't make definitions up. Words have meaning. SunSeeker Jun 30 #127
Private corps and SEO exist in China it's NO LONGER a socialist country at all. uponit7771 Jun 28 #71
The "private" corps in China are still controlled by the CCP. SunSeeker Jun 28 #82
There are corps that are not directly controlled like SOEs that are majority owned by CCP gov. uponit7771 Jun 29 #100
Exceptions don't make the rule. SunSeeker Jun 29 #101
Private Chinese corp's are ***NOT*** the exception uponit7771 Jun 29 #104
So did fascist Germany iemanja Jun 29 #115
Hitler's Germany managed to combine socialism with fascism. SunSeeker Jun 29 #118
Yugoslavia was text book hybrid and even came up with idea of SEZ that China repeated uponit7771 Jun 28 #69
Exactly. How well has Capitalism worked? mjvpi Jun 27 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author uponit7771 Jun 28 #73
Yep, I. Other its are called social Democrats uponit7771 Jun 28 #74
Seems to me both Russia and China, the two large examples of socialism... brush Jun 27 #46
From the movie Mank ITAL Jun 27 #12
Bullshit. She does a terrible job of explaining what socialism and communism are, let alone their differences. SunSeeker Jun 27 #13
Are you ok? TacosUberAlles Jun 27 #18
Are you ok? SunSeeker Jun 27 #26
Are you the manager? TacosUberAlles Jun 27 #39
Lies are not kindness. SunSeeker Jun 27 #47
It's not educational if it's not true. beaglelover Jun 27 #48
Democratic Socialism is more of a hybrid of what works. mjvpi Jun 27 #24
Bernie's "Democratic Socialism" is just well regulated capitalism. SunSeeker Jun 27 #53
***EXACTLY!!*** I call it Caged Capitalism which is mostly common sense uponit7771 Jun 28 #77
But if the "socialism" part is left out it's not edgy or trendy. BannonsLiver Jun 29 #110
It's the naming, they shouldn't have issues with terms they call themselves uponit7771 Jun 28 #76
Thank you. This is the best explanation and clarification I've seen on this thread so far. TheRickles Jun 27 #29
So nostalgic Cirsium Jun 27 #34
Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland are all succesful, well regulated capitalist countries. SunSeeker Jun 27 #50
Maybe Cirsium Jun 27 #60
Nonsense. nt SunSeeker Jun 27 #61
👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿 LAST PARAGRAPH!! uponit7771 Jun 28 #78
Thank you, very well put and explained. The video of the young woman was BS. brush Jun 27 #38
Sounds like social Democrats .. they should call themselves that uponit7771 Jun 28 #75
Don't forget that Nazis were/are a form of socialist, it's even in the name... AntiFascist Jun 27 #25
Ludicrous Cirsium Jun 28 #81
For years some of us have been calling it socialism for the rich... AntiFascist Jun 28 #87
True? Cirsium Jun 28 #88
I could say the same thing about Communism... AntiFascist Jun 28 #89
No Cirsium Jun 28 #94
Exactly my point... AntiFascist Jun 29 #106
Huh? Cirsium Jun 29 #107
Exactly my point again... AntiFascist Jun 29 #108
I guess I don't understand Cirsium Jun 29 #109
Directly quoting from Google AI... AntiFascist Jun 29 #111
Pretty funny Cirsium Jun 29 #112
ism's OC375 Jun 27 #32
Idealism? Cirsium Jun 29 #121
I find that in the US, snot Jun 27 #36
I must express my admiration for your choice of username--- Jack Valentino Jun 28 #64
Hi & thank you XD TacosUberAlles Jun 28 #92
Telling someone who says they're Communist that it doesn't work... gulliver Jun 28 #91
The 1950s called Cirsium Jun 29 #105
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