The Saiyan Prince
4th March 2003, 20:56
Communism is an ideology based on equality. It has long endured negative images and attacks unlike any other. Communism is much better than capitalism. Capitalism is based on exploitation. Many like to point to the former USSR and China to show that communism does not work. The truth is that they are not really communist nations. Communism and democracy go hand in hand. The nation that is closer to real communism is Cuba. But then again communism won't work if fundamental rights are curtailed. Capitalism is the source of all evil. The critics of communism say that the government would have too much power in a communist nation. Let me ask you this. Which one would you trust--a government democratically elected by the people or a corporation run by private individuals whose main motive is profit-making?
Communism in itself is not a completely defined ideology. Scholars themselves differ in their viewpoints on how to attain a communist State. I am not advocating a revolution since nothing could be more disastrous. I wouldn't advocate a complete abolition of private property either. What I am advocating is change in the way things are done economically. The essential requirements for the well being of a society like education, health care, and social security should be completely in the hands of the government. Businesses should be under strict supervision of the government. Only a government elected by the people, of the people, and for the people can guarantee our rights, privileges, and duties.
Unfortunately, capitalism is an ideology that has permeated our lives. The simple truth is that capitalism is a crime against humanity and today it is being done too often. The main motive of a capitalist is to make profit. In the race to make profits, capitalists may not always take care of the well being of their workers when they are the backbone of any country in the world. The best example to point out the evils of capitalism right now is the tobacco industry in the United States that even until a few years ago was lying to the public. The web of deceit spun by these satanic tobacco companies says to me that the tobacco companies are perpetuating genocide by selling cigarettes. If you ask me, they should be tried for crimes against humanity at the International Court of Justice at The Hague. Tobacco companies are not part of the menace that is ravaging us. If we don't unite and stand up to these vicious, hideous, and murderous capitalists the earth would not be a place fit to live in due to the destruction that the capitalists are causing.
In the U.S. as is the case everywhere, capitalism is nothing more than an excuse for exploiting the masses. The only thing the elite capitalist cares about is filling his own pocket. Here are some of the points highlighted in a 30th anniversary update to the Kerner Commission prepared by the Eisenhower Foundation released on March1:
The unemployment rate for young men in inner cities is over 30 percent; the national rate is 5%.
The U.S. income gap has widened to the point that the top 1- percent of Americans have more wealth than the bottom 90 percent. The poor are disproportionately African-American and Hispanic.
One in three young black men are in prison, on probation, or on parole.
States now spend more per year on prisons than on higher education. Ten years ago the spending priorities were reversed.
PS: Communism is not about creating a society where equality of output/result is the goal, as those messages would have you believe. In fact, quite the contrary would be true. As Marx said,"from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." Keeping that in mind, I would like to clarify that through the use of the term "equality" I mean equality of opportunity and not equality of result. The latter is not achievable since we are thinking beings who tend to be rather individualistic. I believe that in a communist society, we would be free to develop to our maximum potential.
Communism in itself is not a completely defined ideology. Scholars themselves differ in their viewpoints on how to attain a communist State. I am not advocating a revolution since nothing could be more disastrous. I wouldn't advocate a complete abolition of private property either. What I am advocating is change in the way things are done economically. The essential requirements for the well being of a society like education, health care, and social security should be completely in the hands of the government. Businesses should be under strict supervision of the government. Only a government elected by the people, of the people, and for the people can guarantee our rights, privileges, and duties.
Unfortunately, capitalism is an ideology that has permeated our lives. The simple truth is that capitalism is a crime against humanity and today it is being done too often. The main motive of a capitalist is to make profit. In the race to make profits, capitalists may not always take care of the well being of their workers when they are the backbone of any country in the world. The best example to point out the evils of capitalism right now is the tobacco industry in the United States that even until a few years ago was lying to the public. The web of deceit spun by these satanic tobacco companies says to me that the tobacco companies are perpetuating genocide by selling cigarettes. If you ask me, they should be tried for crimes against humanity at the International Court of Justice at The Hague. Tobacco companies are not part of the menace that is ravaging us. If we don't unite and stand up to these vicious, hideous, and murderous capitalists the earth would not be a place fit to live in due to the destruction that the capitalists are causing.
In the U.S. as is the case everywhere, capitalism is nothing more than an excuse for exploiting the masses. The only thing the elite capitalist cares about is filling his own pocket. Here are some of the points highlighted in a 30th anniversary update to the Kerner Commission prepared by the Eisenhower Foundation released on March1:
The unemployment rate for young men in inner cities is over 30 percent; the national rate is 5%.
The U.S. income gap has widened to the point that the top 1- percent of Americans have more wealth than the bottom 90 percent. The poor are disproportionately African-American and Hispanic.
One in three young black men are in prison, on probation, or on parole.
States now spend more per year on prisons than on higher education. Ten years ago the spending priorities were reversed.
PS: Communism is not about creating a society where equality of output/result is the goal, as those messages would have you believe. In fact, quite the contrary would be true. As Marx said,"from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." Keeping that in mind, I would like to clarify that through the use of the term "equality" I mean equality of opportunity and not equality of result. The latter is not achievable since we are thinking beings who tend to be rather individualistic. I believe that in a communist society, we would be free to develop to our maximum potential.