Originally posted by
[email protected] 7 2005, 12:10 PM
Do I get my own printing presses, or do I have to share them?
You're going to share a printing press with someone who would rather you die?
In practice, there would be no dissenting opinion; it would make no sense to share with people who would love to precipitate your downfall.
your questions are rhetorical. you can figure out the answers yourself.
in any modern society -- capitalist or not -- there will be dissidents, for whatever reason. these reasons might be stupid (e.g., such as those of neo-nazis), but they will be reasons nonetheless, and will give rise to the counter-culture.
every society practices social controls. in america, the media is privatized into the hands of a select few, and thus, most people take in an elitist version of events.
in a communist society, since most people are communists, and most people are adhering to the status quo, the media would be in the hands of people with similar ideas. the most drastic difference would be in what's espoused, not necessarily in how it's espoused. you could, of course, run your own media if you'd like -- but, the question is, would you be able to reach a lot of people with it if you are considered to be part of the counter-culture?
the fact that there is a lot of fascist material such as magazines and websites indicates that there are adherents to the movement. same goes for socialism, communism, and anarchism.
same goes for capitalism, except, of course, the capitalist system is currenlty the status quo. it is the over-culture. the capitalists don't need small websites such as reagan-lives, they don't need black-and-white magazines; they have the means for much grander projects. they have think-tanks, fox, cnn, the economist, and heads-of-state to support them. i could speak out against the system, but with difficulty.
to go back to your position -- you can, of course, speak out as well if communism is the status quo. but how far will you get, and who will you reach?