Comments on: Is socialism dying?

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By: Wiliam

Wiliam — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:57:57 +0000

over the past hundred years there have been hundreds of left wing revolutions and revolutionary situations, it is not only likely but also inevitable that sometime in the future another cyclical capitalist crisis will spark off another one.

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:39:21 +0000

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By: O'DB in the Forest

O'DB in the Forest — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:16:51 +0000

yea, there might be a degree of warm & fuzzy feeling about socialism, or if socialism is a black-word in your dictionary, then the concept of giving within your needs.

But as with any altruism in an idividual or at a societal level, is it truly altruitic? In this case, & taking your self-interested capitalist ethos on board, why not see it as a form of insurance? It’s a lot cheaper than paying a company for the benefits of insuring against illness, accident & infirmity (because inherently the company not only has to pay for your benefits but also wants to make a fat, juicy profit on top). So, more money for you & you get the peace of mind that all your hard work won’t be undone by a nasty fall in front of an oncoming truck.
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By: O'DB in the Forest

O'DB in the Forest — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:03:28 +0000

nice point on government guns & laws. Thanks.

I also, inadvertently, nicked your lines about chaos & anarchy in a response to Flatfish above.
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By: O'DB in the Forest

O'DB in the Forest — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:51:23 +0000

Excellent points, Debbie, thanks.

But ‘voting for women’? I’m not sure how that will help society or in fact women.

No, what women need is government supplied morphine to control their monthly hysterics. Leave the rule making & warring to us men.
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By: O'DB in the Forest

O'DB in the Forest — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:44:40 +0000

Thought that was the start of a gag: ‘two guys walk up to a rich guy …’ but if it was, the punch-line is completely lost on me.

No, the worker still gets paid for his skills & his labour. He still has his/her own destiny in his/her hands. The simple idea (yet very complex to achieve in practice) is giving within your needs. So if you have an excess of money, beyond your needs, then those in society who haven’t could & should benefit.

By the same argument the same worker, if involved in an accident, falls ill, etc. would no longer have the ability to make his living. In this change of circumstance he would now become the benficiary of others in society who can work & earn a living.
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