A thought

[synthesis]

Something occured to me recently.

I'm sure we've all seen those ridiculous caps-lock, copy-and-paste "articles" from capitalists about how Communism killed such-and-such number of people. Regardless of the validity of those numbers, I have something a little more semantic in mind.

How come, when an abortion clinic is bombed, no one ever says "Four people were killed today by Christianity"?

The news almost always says something to the effect of "Right-wing Christian extremists" bombed a clinic. Yet, when "Communism" "kills" people - ignoring the fact that the great majority of suffering was caused by that great capitalist-revisionist Khrushchev - the blame is always placed squarely on our ideology as a whole.

Strange, the way these capitalists subtly alter their choice of words to pin some admittedly gruesome crimes (even Mao admitted too many people died,) on a group of people who may or may not have agreed with them.

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and when a muslim kills someone, religion is always mentioned.

[SonofRage]

It's called propaganda

[Maynard]

Indeed, I fully agree 100 % . Like in any news report mentioning North Korea it is always stated as the communist state North Korea has..... , while it will never say the capitalist United States Of America bombed Iraq today. Why would they, they are there to protect the system.
Also, Many of those on the right like the saying "Guns don't kill people, people kill people" Shouldn't the same idea apply ?

The media is very lazy, most wouldn't know anything about communism. Though I heard a surprising story in a very mainstream news channel how a lot of East Germans are very nostalgic for the "communist" days and are discontent about the high unemployment and slow economic growth etc

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

You think they're maybe trying to de-moralize communism? :lol:

But good call, comrade.
I just hope Americans one day realize this bias.
Unfortunately it will never happen as long as the bias exists to brainwash them.

[Iepilei]

The whole glory about the North Korean situation is that the CiA itself doesn't recognise the DPRK as a Communist state.

"Authoritarian Socialism" is the listed system, in the CiA World Factbook

[ComradeRobertRiley]

Yankee propaganda pisses me off!

:angry:

[YKTMX]

Originally posted by [email protected] 11 2003, 12:25 AM
The whole glory about the North Korean situation is that the CiA itself doesn't recognise the DPRK as a Communist state.

"Authoritarian Socialism" is the listed system, in the CiA World Factbook
That is FAR more accurate than Communist, well done to the CIA.

[Kez]

i dont see whats so strange, its to be expected surely?

[YKTMX]

Originally posted by [email protected] 14 2003, 03:43 PM
i dont see whats so strange, its to be expected surely?
Yes, this isn't the most original brainwave I've seen.

Capitalists use propaganda, well fuck me sideways

[Desert Fox]

Well it is only normal they use everything they can for propaganda. If we would live under a communist regime I doubt Russia would report the communist China bombed America. But they would report the capitalistic America attacked Cuba. Get my drift the ruling power will use any news to make their foes look bad ...