Process the shit enough and you can make it look and taste like fish cakes, or anything else you want to extrude (McDemocracy chicken nuggets anyone?).
Communism has never really been tried because people are people. Republics tend to work well for the same reason.
In short, communism as you think of it is impossible for any length of time in a group larger than one.
I think you're basically right, although among small groups of like minded people Communism might work, in fact the Open Source Movement shows under what kinds of conditions Communism might work. On the large scale Communism might just have to wait until we develop empathy and conciseness as a species rather than as individuals.
Some people (me included) interpret Karl Marx's work to state that the end form of communism is Utopian anarchism.
I think this is what he is talking about.
But yeah, like someone else said, I think he meant they are akin because they have both have never been tried.
I meant what you said, Communism as Utopian Anarchism, the never been tried thing was meant to show that none of the purported Communist governments have ever made it past the Socialist phase.
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China's evil is beyond communism, it's the worst of capitalism (profit is the most important value) socialism (complete government control) and fascism (persecution of minorities and group-think).
Communism in it's true form is more akin to anarchism - it's never been seen to work because it's never really been tried...
If you are right then you made a good post worth reading. But in your post you claim to be average without anything interesting to say. So if you are right then your post isn't insightful or interesting and thus not worth reading.
I think you've proven yourself capable of making a contribution and therefore you are wrong;-)
To my mind killing someone via remote control would be harder to do than killing someone in a hot blood me or him situation. Certainly I think killing someone that never saw you, mechanically, in cold blood from 12km would be more haunting.
Pilots in the 1920's had the same freakout when enclosed cockpits became the norm. Unfortunatley for pilots the romantic notion that led them to become pilots isn't the same reason that goverments buy warplanes: to kill things.
Wars become legal when a declaration has been made. Writing "I declare war on you" and popping it in the post makes us in a legal state of war - so I won't do that;-).
(*) I did have the idea of getting my hands on some Zimbabwean currency to sell as a joke ("you *too* can be a genuine billionaire/trillionaire! Impress your friends") and use for tongue-in-cheek competitions ("Win a billion dollars!" etc) Unfortunately, given that this relied on a situation with some very unfunny implications for those actually living in Zimbabwe, I quickly realised that this would also be in very poor taste, and my conscience nixed the idea.
Actually it's probably the best way that you could help out. If enough people bough the currency then the supply would go down and the value would go up. You would be reducing inflation. Go for it!
Sex is not just about finding something groovy to rub against our genitals. The fun of sex is the physical mixed with the mental - the connection with another person, be that love, whatever kinky power game your are into or whatever... The point is it's the connection to another person (people if you get your kicks that way) that makes it a powerful experience.
Masturbation is just masturbation no matter how good your props are.
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Ironically enough, a lot of them were Chinese.
Process the shit enough and you can make it look and taste like fish cakes, or anything else you want to extrude (McDemocracy chicken nuggets anyone?).
Communism has never really been tried because people are people. Republics tend to work well for the same reason.
In short, communism as you think of it is impossible for any length of time in a group larger than one.
I think you're basically right, although among small groups of like minded people Communism might work, in fact the Open Source Movement shows under what kinds of conditions Communism might work. On the large scale Communism might just have to wait until we develop empathy and conciseness as a species rather than as individuals.
Some people (me included) interpret Karl Marx's work to state that the end form of communism is Utopian anarchism. I think this is what he is talking about. But yeah, like someone else said, I think he meant they are akin because they have both have never been tried.
I meant what you said, Communism as Utopian Anarchism, the never been tried thing was meant to show that none of the purported Communist governments have ever made it past the Socialist phase.
Just like at Kent State you mean?
China's evil is beyond communism, it's the worst of capitalism (profit is the most important value) socialism (complete government control) and fascism (persecution of minorities and group-think).
Communism in it's true form is more akin to anarchism - it's never been seen to work because it's never really been tried...
I'd mod you up if I had points. It's the most insightful comment I've seen on this topic so far.
If you are right then you made a good post worth reading. But in your post you claim to be average without anything interesting to say. So if you are right then your post isn't insightful or interesting and thus not worth reading. ;-)
I think you've proven yourself capable of making a contribution and therefore you are wrong
I find that the word 'smurf' can be substituted for any other word, thus protecting your secret.
hehe Seeing you know so much about nazis (lower case n) and are prepared to correct people you must be a nazi nazi ;)
Too true -- cannons fire missiles. When I said missiles I didn't mean specifically rocket powered or guided missiles.
The bravado is there to cover up insecurity and the feeling that you've just killed someone.
To my mind killing someone via remote control would be harder to do than killing someone in a hot blood me or him situation. Certainly I think killing someone that never saw you, mechanically, in cold blood from 12km would be more haunting.
Yeah - Fighters are essentially missiles that launch missiles.
Pilots in the 1920's had the same freakout when enclosed cockpits became the norm. Unfortunatley for pilots the romantic notion that led them to become pilots isn't the same reason that goverments buy warplanes: to kill things.
It's a line of string, rolled into a ball!
Wars become legal when a declaration has been made. Writing "I declare war on you" and popping it in the post makes us in a legal state of war - so I won't do that ;-).
Would being an everything nazi make you a Nazi? Or would that be a Nazi nazi?
I wonder if there are any endangered viruses...
Just hook the sun up to the back of the ship.
(*) I did have the idea of getting my hands on some Zimbabwean currency to sell as a joke ("you *too* can be a genuine billionaire/trillionaire! Impress your friends") and use for tongue-in-cheek competitions ("Win a billion dollars!" etc) Unfortunately, given that this relied on a situation with some very unfunny implications for those actually living in Zimbabwe, I quickly realised that this would also be in very poor taste, and my conscience nixed the idea.
Actually it's probably the best way that you could help out. If enough people bough the currency then the supply would go down and the value would go up. You would be reducing inflation. Go for it!
or maybe it was: "Practically a jet-pack, available soon..."
Even if it looks like 2k and runs a bit better, most people still can't run all the programs they need, that they used to run under 2k /XP.
That's the problem...
her breasts could be full of chilled bear waiting to be suckled...
Sex is not just about finding something groovy to rub against our genitals. The fun of sex is the physical mixed with the mental - the connection with another person, be that love, whatever kinky power game your are into or whatever... The point is it's the connection to another person (people if you get your kicks that way) that makes it a powerful experience.
Masturbation is just masturbation no matter how good your props are.