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I was raise during the age of communism in Yugoslavia and I can say that it is way better than capitalism. Contrary to common view state property isn't bad at all, tings had higher quality then and now we import western rubbish which lasts only few days. Also capitalism lead to cultural decline because to develop great music, paintings, arhitecture ect. you need a lot of leisure time and communism enabled this. I also think that capitallism can only be seen as something possitive in Anglo-America and west of Europe because eastern mentality is not something that you would like to put togeather with with work, work and work philosophy.
It's nice to see someone with a sophisticated world view. It is also nice to see that there are some people who are still untouched by the bad things going on in the media.
Your ill is that you (and every other socialist out there) have this delusional idea that you have the authority and knowledge to control and regulate everyone's lives.
PS: When the free market revolutionizes musical instruments, amplifiers and recording equipment, you don't get to say that capitalism causes "culture decay" Fender, Gibson and Marshall have added way more culture to the world than every bureaucratic mess you promote put together.
Democratic socialism is authoritarian, there is no restraints on the government in democracy. The people want to take away your freedom of speech? That's fine. The people want to take away your individual rights? That's fine. The people want to take away the civil rights of minority groups? That's fine. The people want to take your wallet? That's fine. The people want to take your house? That's fine. The people want to take all of your savings and assets? That's fine.
Thats exactly how the pure democracy model is. That the majority say what is best for the minority. All political ideologies have disadvantages - this is the disadvantage of democracy. On balance though its probably, with some modifications, the most rightous system overall.
You are for socialism, yes? Then you are for the part of taking people's wallets, houses, savings and assets through taxation. I believe that you are like be and a very strong supporter of freedom of speech/press/religion and thing that those should be rights that the government can never take away, under democratic socialism their are no restraints on the government and the government is much more powerful and larger, that's not a good combination.
Have you ever driven on a public highway? Used emergency services? Police? EMT? Have you ever accepted government assistance? Been to a public library? If you answer yes to even one, you are a hypocrite for bitching about taxes. You libertarians whine even more than conservatives, and that is a bad thing.
I'm not a hypocrite for using a highway that I was forced to pay for by the government. I don't even have a choice, the government has a monopoly on roads so I don't get to chose.
Sorry for whining, I just don't like having half of my paycheck taken away from me with threats of violence by a bunch of greedy bureaucrats who want to run my life.
No I am not. I am being forced to use public roads because the government owns all the roads. I am being forced to pay for these roads by the government.
By your flawed logic you are also a hypocrite for being a socialist, yet you are using a privately produced computer, private Internet provider and using a privately owned website. Not to mention all of your other private property...
An incredibly minute portion of taxes of go to law enforcement, most of the tax dollars go to medicare, medicade, social security, entitlement programs and military spending. I have no problem paying a very small amount for police and courts.
PS: Thanks for ignoring the entire argument I posted above and just writing something off topic.
You are off topic. I was talking about roads and then started talking about how you got raped and acted like all of our tax money goes to police. You socialists can't keep your hands off of other people's money, rather greedy of those who believe they are champions of the people...
You gave some examples up above and called me a hypocrite, I showed you how I was not a hypocrite and that by your logic you are also one. You being raped is not relevent because you are using as an argument to promote funding for law enforcement, incase you haven't noticed, I am arguing for capitalism, not anarchy. I already explained to you that most of your taxes don't go to police and roads, it goes to medicare, medicade, social security and military spending. Now, could you please try being rational?
Leave me the fuck alone. You have no right to make fun of people. God fucking damn it, I am sick of people l;ike you. Libertarians are fucking pansies.
Nooo i like Avenism! The economy is based solely on love and everybody eats rainbows so it rains alot to make the rainbows but then there is water so its okai and i pay for everyones houses and everyone gets 2 houses for their unicorns and the military sends hugs to people in need because they ar jsut sad in oder places because we are happy in Satana world and we gives free jelly beans to all :)
Are you lazy? Are sitting on your ass all day instead of working? Are you unable to compete in the free market? Are you dumb enough to believe that taxing the rich and having workers produce less is good for the economy? Try Socialism, the newest product from Failure Industries.
Are the fruits of your labor being stolen from you by the state? Are you being threatened with jail time for smoking marijuana? Are you being harassed by cops and video tape 24/7? Then you're probably suffering from socialism!
