Turkmenistan...

[CubaSocialista]

In two of the Central Asian states—Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan—the communist party was simply renamed and its last leader from the Soviet period retained office as president. The renamed Democratic Party of Turkmenistan remains that country’s only legal political party

--From Wikipedia


Does this mean that we should support Turkmenistan, as it is still fundamentally a "communist" state, or is there more to it?

[Kez]

that really isnt a sufficient way to analyse a country.

Look at who holds power in the country.
Who runs the workplaces?
How is democracy in the country?

[Organic Revolution]

it isnt a communist society.. it is a socialist slave camp.

[bolshevik butcher]

Please do not use socialsit like that. I think state captialists a mroe appotrporitae term.

But yeh the ussr wasnt socialsit after lenin died or ebfore that so i dont think they are very socialist.

[Camarada]

Turkmenistan is not socialist or communist in any way at all, but a huge prison where the citizens work tirelessly to please a dictator.

[symtoms_of_humanity]

Same with Uzbekistan, The gov. lies and kills its people and then lies about the numbers its killed(stricingly similar to the ussr)

[Reds]

My I remind you of melon day in turkmenistan named after the dictator,s favorite fruit.

[Organic Revolution]

hurrah... socialism brings pointless celebrations about melons.

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

Stop flaming socialism hippie.

[novemba]

hater....melons are goooooooood

[PRC-UTE]

Originally posted by organic [email protected] 31 2005, 02:28 AM
hurrah... socialism brings pointless celebrations about melons.
boring

[Hiero]

Most of Russia's rulling party are old CPSU members, Putin was a member and a member of the KGB.

[Organic Revolution]

Originally posted by [email protected] 30 2005, 11:05 PM
Stop flaming socialism hippie.
what are you talking about, dont make pointless assumptions.

[Dark Exodus]

Originally posted by organic revolution+Aug 31 2005, 03:08 PM--> (organic revolution @ Aug 31 2005, 03:08 PM)
[email protected] 30 2005, 11:05 PM
Stop flaming socialism hippie.
what are you talking about, dont make pointless assumptions. [/b]
Look at your last three posts.

[Xiao Banfa]

Turkmenbashi is a cartoon dictator. Just because he was in the revisionist Soviet bureacracy it doesn't mean he is in any way socialist or communist.
He is a cancerous bastard child who outlaws things at his whim.
His dodgy Turkmen Nationalism also gives me the creeps!
He invalidated people with foreign degrees which means many qualified professionals unable to work for the peoples' welfare.

[Organic Revolution]

im sorry that i dont uphold state-capitalism to the fullest. hurrah for a goverment that rides under the red flag while exploiting workers for its own gains.

[Organic Revolution]

Originally posted by [email protected] 30 2005, 11:05 PM
Stop flaming socialism hippie.
also, im a hippie cause im a vegan anarchist?

[CubaSocialista]

Hmm... I have to disagree with some of the Soviet bashing... Solidarity is needed among communists, and if you read works by Fidel you'll gain more insight on the revolutionary democracies such as the Soviet Union. Particularly "On War, Racism, and Imperialism":"The Ravages of Global Capitalism."

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

also, im a hippie cause im a vegan anarchist?

No you're a "vegan anarchist" because you're a hippie.

[Organic Revolution]

do you have any proof that i am a hippie?

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

Yes:


im a vegan anarchist?

But let's not take this thread any further off topic.

[Organic Revolution]

agreed

[bolshevik butcher]

Why do you keep criticizing socialism? YOur beliefs dont differ too mtuch form me.

[Dark Exodus]

Insufferable Idiots™ can be flamed later, back on topic.

[bolshevik butcher]

Dont steal johns phrase.

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

Who is John?

[bolshevik butcher]

A feind at shcool who called htis guy an insufferable idiot.

[bolshevik butcher]

A friend at shcool who called this guy an insufferable idiot.

[Sankara1983]

Niyazov recently closed all hospitals and libraries outside Ashgabat, and fired doctors to replace them with military staff. He's not socialist at all.

[Lacrimi de Chiciură]

Originally posted by [email protected] 31 2005, 07:07 AM
Most of Russia's rulling party are old CPSU members, Putin was a member and a member of the KGB.
Yeah, I know that Slovenia's president was in the communist party when it was still a part of Yugoslavia as well.

[ComradeOm]

Well in Russia everyone of note used to be in the CPSU. So let's not go there.

Niyazov is a fool though. A complete and utter nutter. And, much like many Soviet leaders, he's certainly not a socialist.