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Did HP Defraud the Canadian Government?
lightsaber1 writes "In this age of financial scandal in the Canadian Government it's hardly surprising to see that Hewlett-Packard is now being accused of charging the Canadian Department of National Defence for more than $160 million in software, hardware, and labour that was not delivered. The DND is confident it will get the money back, but HP is denying all responsibility, pinning the blame on an error within the DND itself. In all of this it is clear that the Government can lose track of a lot of money easily and even large companies are not above a little fraud now and then."
Blame Canada!
Microsoft Windows is, fittingly, the official Desktop OS of Olig
That's a lot of canoes...
There is substantial difference between fascism and communism.
Fascism is based on the princple that the best leaders should rule a country in the form of an oligarchy, that egalitarianism is a fiction, and that the standard of value that a state should pursue should be aesthetic, rather than materialistic.
Communism in principle rejects the concept that some are superior to others and thus should rule by that right, it is based on the concept of egalitarianism, and materialism is the sole standard of value.
Fascism is the modern form of Sparta.
Communism is the most depraved form of the democratic ideal, it seeks to make all people equal by force.
What we are finding in the world today is that the principles of socialism are incompatible with egalitarianism. Simply allowing anyone and everyone to reproduce is crushing socialist systems throughout the world. The ridiculous assertion that all people are equal in every way is reducing humanity to an amalgamated mass of practically inhuman swine, who do nothing but indulge in their base desires.
Egalitarian socialism is destined for failure wherever it is practiced because unrestricted human reproduction of any life form results in the inferior soon overtaking the superior. When that happens, society collapses and anarchy reigns.
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True, in theory. I was being flip by saying there's no diff, but I was serious too, because we've never really seen communism, it's always a disguised variation on fascism, usually a form of state monopoly capitalism. Gramsci and his captors were birds of a feather: assh*les.
Then you really don't know what fascism is. You are stuck in the materialistic world of the present, where the cult of economics defines our lives. Fascism has very little to do with economics, and in fact seeks to transcend that inherently inhuman pseudoscience.
I don't ever recall an avowed communist or a fascist stating that seriously, much less a socialist. You're trolling.
Well, since we have clearly established your ignorance of fascism as a movement, part of your statement is irrelevant. As far as communism, where the standard of value is materialistic, all communist countries attempted to provide equal distribution of all material wealth to the people.
"anarchy reigns"
Oh, that's ripe! You do get the irony of that statement, right? Military intelligence, jumbo shrimp, and all that?
You are ignorant of the definition of the word "to reign". While it can mean actually ruling power, it also applies to general influence in this case of a type of governmental system: anarchy, the abscence of a governmenal system.
It is rather common to suggest that philosophical concepts "reign" when discussing their influence over a particular society at a particular point in time.
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You haven't met me.
And there are more of us than you think, most don't use the term "fascist" any longer due to the relentless propaganda of marxists such as yourself. I personally value the significance of the term irrespective of our modern twisting of meaning.
I can assure you however, I won't be the last. Maybe you are safe in North America, where the oppressive governments there imprison anyone with anti-democratic viewpoints... But the tide is rising in most of Europe, and certainly in the east. You have but to look at the various Front National groups through Europe.
Democracy is dead. Egalitarianism is dead. Global Capital is dead. Materialism is dead.
To simply exist is not enough, to be provided basic necessities, and have the time to indulge your base desires is not enough.
Only through unity of purpose towards an aesthetic ideal can civilization prosper. Only with the guidence of enlightened leaders can peace be maintained.
I suggest you prepare yourself, as the revolution will come in your lifetime.
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