Communism Vs. Capitalism

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Rubang B said:
I don't know about you guys, but I don't like seeing people starve to death blocks from my house. Some real communism would kick ass if it could save their lives and provide for everybody.

The problem, unfortunately, is reality. I don't say that to be mean. To give you an idea, my undergrad was in philosophy, particularly political philosophy. In my political phil intro class the professor put the target communist world and heaven side by side.

It was a pretty powerful move, but it proved a point. What they're trying to attain is equally impossible, and putting it side by side with this idea of paradise really drove home just how pie in the sky it is. It pretty much shut all the bearded hippies from other majors up.

The real question (at least to me) was what kind of government would work that deals with what human nature is instead of some ideal of what we want it to be. It bothered me a lot until I went into Constitutional law. The cool thing about the US Constitution is that is takes into account the natural power struggle. Sure Bush is a destructive idiot, but it's designed to weather people like him, and there were worse ones before him.

If you want to build the perfect government, US Constitution and a long, hard look at the history of Constitutional law is a nice place to start for pointers as it's one of the oldest and least fiddled with over time. Sure, it has its flaws, but a hell of a lot less than others.

Edit: And this level of homelessness and starvation didn't come about until the industrial revolution, and what sealed the deal was the coming of the idea of the conscious manipulation of the minds of the masses.

Want to read something that will make you want to puke? Keep in mind that this still is the public relations handbook:

http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/bernprop.html (don't mind the Chomsky intro, he's a bit crazy, but his raw information is correct)

Opening paragraph:

"THE conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country."

This isn't some crazy villian writing while twirling his mustache, this guy was practically worshipped and held government and corporate positions as an advisor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays