I shall simply refer you... I'm otherwise not interested in masturbating on it. Communism, capitalism, it's all a bunch of superficial bullshit to keep the chatter going. Authoritarianism is the evil, no matter what name you like to give it.
You can call it what you want, but the citizenry was enslaved under plain old fascism with no equity in the means of production whatsoever, nor any enjoyment in of the fruits of their labor. That's not communism, not even close. The leaders were buying and trading in the global commodities markets under the auspices and prosperity of capitalism right there with the Rothschilds, Morgans and the Rockefellers, no doubt enjoying dinner and drinks at the same table. First and foremost they are businessmen.
East Germany was capitalist, run by the state as the sole beneficiary, but still capitalist. *You really think they spend their tine in the politburo philosophizing the fine points of Marxism? Please! They read spreadsheets and write budgets and predict gains and losses just like everyone else.*
All systems are capitalist. The sole difference among them is the degree of openness of the markets. But even the most devout "commienist" has to close a deal somewhere in the chain.
I have no anger against the companies. They only do what comes naturally, whatever they can get away with. It is the government that protects them from the consumers, and to cut to the chase, it is the consumers that vote for that government, and that is where my "anger" is always directed. People are just too mousy and submissive in the face of authority. The push back is insufficient. I only want to open the market to competition. Comcast, Disney ABC, NBC Universal, Viacom all share ownership in each other. Heh, kinda reminds me of the old railroads screwing over the farmers, in addition to Standard Oil.
My Dish Network bill is about 60% of the price offered by Comcast for roughly the same thing...
Look a little deeper, quality of service, latency, etc. I would wager that the difference isn't as big as it looks. "roughly the same thing" is kinda open ended.
The infrastructure needs to be public access, just like roads and waterways and the beach. Communications have to be treated the same way. All that is needed is a big fat content agnostic dumb pipe. All lawsuits against muni/state provision of service need to be dismissed with extreme prejudice. We won't get fast, reasonably priced internet without competition from the public (government). But the public has to demand it first.
*If you wanna end the war and stuff, you gotta sing LOUD*
Why was that modded down? That is precisely what is needed. The state builds and maintains the infrastructure and leases it without prejudice. Freedom of choice will then sort out the chaff.
Yes, they needed the government to lock out the competition and back up their anti union activities. And without the "Pnks" (Pinkertons, basically a private government agency) and the regular police and their guns, they would be no bigger than anybody else.
Though I know you aren't listening anymore, I'm just going to point out that all you people crying about "unaccountable government" are the real trolls. Any lack of accountability is directly due to your lack of demand for any, which is reflected by your votes.
Nothing "offtopic" there. I already know that we are under a single party system with minor factional divisions. But we still can vote them out for others, as an experiment at least. You don't seem interested in trying to get the word out. I suspect partisanship on your part, and very typical when it comes to passing blame to all expect those responsible (that would be you, the voter) Eh, whatever. Stay in your echo chamber as you wish and live with what you bring down upon yourselves.
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Well yeah, they are a tiny bit concerned the reelection rate might dip below the usual 95%.
You are trying to separate by category what only can be separated by degree.
All of them
I'm sorry, is there a requirement that the entire roof be covered?
If you have a newborn at home it is a lifesaver to not have to go to a store.
Are there statistics on how many lives were saved by online shopping?
I shall simply refer you... I'm otherwise not interested in masturbating on it. Communism, capitalism, it's all a bunch of superficial bullshit to keep the chatter going. Authoritarianism is the evil, no matter what name you like to give it.
You can call it what you want, but the citizenry was enslaved under plain old fascism with no equity in the means of production whatsoever, nor any enjoyment in of the fruits of their labor. That's not communism, not even close. The leaders were buying and trading in the global commodities markets under the auspices and prosperity of capitalism right there with the Rothschilds, Morgans and the Rockefellers, no doubt enjoying dinner and drinks at the same table. First and foremost they are businessmen.
The generals and commissars are still capitalists. Nobody works for free.
East Germany was capitalist, run by the state as the sole beneficiary, but still capitalist. *You really think they spend their tine in the politburo philosophizing the fine points of Marxism? Please! They read spreadsheets and write budgets and predict gains and losses just like everyone else.*
All systems are capitalist. The sole difference among them is the degree of openness of the markets. But even the most devout "commienist" has to close a deal somewhere in the chain.
But neither do they want the plebs to revolt.
Yes, it's called the "riot index". A cost/benefit ratio of gains from austerity to the losses from the resulting property damage. It is finely tuned.
I have yet to see an exclusive cable franchise, despite asking for links to one every time this discussion about "monopolies" comes up
I believe the one I provided sums it up pretty well. Cable, phone, internet, let's not pick nits. Communications is a heavily protected industry.
I have to pay bills too, you know.
I have no anger against the companies. They only do what comes naturally, whatever they can get away with. It is the government that protects them from the consumers, and to cut to the chase, it is the consumers that vote for that government, and that is where my "anger" is always directed. People are just too mousy and submissive in the face of authority. The push back is insufficient. I only want to open the market to competition. Comcast, Disney ABC, NBC Universal, Viacom all share ownership in each other. Heh, kinda reminds me of the old railroads screwing over the farmers, in addition to Standard Oil.
My Dish Network bill is about 60% of the price offered by Comcast for roughly the same thing...
Look a little deeper, quality of service, latency, etc. I would wager that the difference isn't as big as it looks. "roughly the same thing" is kinda open ended.
The infrastructure needs to be public access, just like roads and waterways and the beach. Communications have to be treated the same way. All that is needed is a big fat content agnostic dumb pipe. All lawsuits against muni/state provision of service need to be dismissed with extreme prejudice. We won't get fast, reasonably priced internet without competition from the public (government). But the public has to demand it first.
*If you wanna end the war and stuff, you gotta sing LOUD*
Yeah, and they really aren't competing against each other as much as they are fixing prices. It's kind of an old "Standard Oil" thing.
"Selling" what?
Why was that modded down? That is precisely what is needed. The state builds and maintains the infrastructure and leases it without prejudice. Freedom of choice will then sort out the chaff.
Yes, they needed the government to lock out the competition and back up their anti union activities. And without the "Pnks" (Pinkertons, basically a private government agency) and the regular police and their guns, they would be no bigger than anybody else.
Though I know you aren't listening anymore, I'm just going to point out that all you people crying about "unaccountable government" are the real trolls. Any lack of accountability is directly due to your lack of demand for any, which is reflected by your votes.
Nothing "offtopic" there. I already know that we are under a single party system with minor factional divisions. But we still can vote them out for others, as an experiment at least. You don't seem interested in trying to get the word out. I suspect partisanship on your part, and very typical when it comes to passing blame to all expect those responsible (that would be you, the voter) Eh, whatever. Stay in your echo chamber as you wish and live with what you bring down upon yourselves.
you'd be better off reading the article.
Not really. The article sucked... I think they were trying to sell something. It was so garbled I couldn't tell for sure.
All monopolies require state protection.
economic realities
Yes, the economic realities of kickbacks... how to make a monopoly not look like a monopoly...
The corrupt local/municipal/state authorities grant and protect the monopolies. That's why we need to call in the Calvary to pry open the market.
The term for that is "Villain Rotation".