Is vandalising expensive cars a form of fighting capitalism?

[Forgotten Menshevik]

I was thinking, as a violent commie, I don't want rich people to be rich, but if I steal their stuff that makes me rich! The answer...

BREAK IT! I think that deliberately writing off rich people's stuff works as a form of fighting capitalism, as eventually people become fearful of buying this expensive, unneccessary shit. Plus its a crack up.

OK, flame me now.

[Non-Sectarian Bastard!]

You son of a *****, you cocksucker, bastard, die..

Thats the flaming part, you asked for it, No Offence!

I'll answer with the simple but true saying:

Violence is not the answer

Violence must be a last resort and is only good in case of self defense and against your own government, if the government refuses to listen to the needs of the majority.

[Forgotten Menshevik]

But is destroying property as means of propaganda violent. I would never consider hurting a cappie unless I was rioting.

[Non-Sectarian Bastard!]

It surtainly is. It wasted energy, use it for better porpuses. And this way they only start to develop hate against you(communist) and that can never have a good outcome.

[Fires of History]

Of course not.

Any car you damage will be fixed. All your doing is giving BMW, Benz, or whoever more business to fix what you messed up. And they love repairs because there is so much money in parts, etc.

[Eastside Revolt]

Unless its practical or you're drunk, vandalizing stuff is just stupid. It doesn't matter how rich or greedy the owner is. Stealing things is actually much more practical.

[Weatherman]

I agree with both vandalism and theft in this case, heres why:

It doesnt make you rich, just less poor: and if your stealing enough to make you rich, go give some to the homeless

Regarding Vandalism, the money they spend for repairs would eventually be spent on some other corporate owned intake. It's not like their going to save all their money till the day they die; and if they do, their children will spend it the same way. They cant help it they're the brainwashed upperclass who have never spent a day in the inner city's.

[Larissa]

Well...I'm not for violence.

Sometimes nature does some justice: check this news from jan 15: "Attempts to salvage a cargo ship which sank in the English Channel while carrying 3,000 luxury cars were due to resume on Sunday. "
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2576923.stm
There, now you have 3,000 luxury cars in the bottom of the sea. (Not an ecological solution, but at least yo don't need to go for vandalism)

[redstar2000]

There's a story that must be at least 50 years old...because it mentions a Cadillac as the ultimate luxury car.

Seems a rich guy went to his Cadillac dealer to pick up his new car, loaded with every feature.

As he drove off the lot, he heard a rattle in the door. Going around the block to return to the dealership, the rattle sounded at each turn.

He gets back to the dealership and he's pissed. A brand new Cadillac, all that money, and there's a fucking rattle in the door.

They drive it into the service bay, take the door off and open it up. Inside the door is an empty coke bottle...with a piece of paper rolled up inside. While the new owner is standing there watching, the mechanic fishes the paper out of the bottle, opens it up and reads it...and then hands it to the new Cadillac owner, saying, "This is for you."

The note says: "I hope this annoyed you, you rich son of a *****!"

:cheesy:

[deadpool 52]

Violence - even well intentioned - will always rebound upon itself.

[Iepilei]

agreed with above... just look at the ELF.

[Eastside Revolt]

Quote: from deadpool 52 on 2:48 am on Jan. 25, 2003

Violence - even well intentioned - will always rebound upon itself.


I disagree, what if somone is plotting your death, is violence not exceptable.

[commie kg]

lol, your name is "Forgotten Menshevik" and you are a violent communist... he he.

No, don't vandalize anything. It gives all us communists a bad name. Thats not what communism is all about.

[Spartaco]

yea please don't vandalise anything, it's a complete waste. I agree with whoever said stealing is more effective, at least that way you can let someone who needs the car more have it.

Anyways i duno about violence ALWAYS rebounding upon itself, because what if somebody does a violent act and nobody ever finds who it was?

[Uhuru na Umoja]

Also remember the role that the upper classes can play. The Russian Revolution may have been carried by the proletariat, but it's organisation and roots lay amongst the intelligentia. Certain, rather wealthy, people such as Lenin, Trotksy, Martov (yes I know he was a Menshevik, but he tried too), Kamenev, etc. try to help the workers. They were not workers themselves... so think twice before you aleniate people.

[Eastside Revolt]

Indeed agreed.

[praxis1966]

I disagree with the violence argument. Vandalizing a car isn't violent neccessarily. Well, maybe if you're "lighting it up" and there's someone in it, but otherwise no. Plus, I'm not sure how anyone's gonna know a leftist did it. Not unless you plan on spraypainting a hammer and sickle on the aforementioned vehicles. Besides, chuckin' a cinder block through the rear window of a spanking new CLK or XJ5 is exhilarating. All be it puerile and a waste of a perfectly good cinder block.

[Kez]

your so full of shit
How do you know the person inside is rich bastard?

maybe hes rich, but hes a good person too?
maybe he had to buy the car to be good impression on boss?

You scratch my car i'll fuckin wrap a lead pipe round ur head

[sabre]

smashing cars doesnt do shit - but piss off individual people and put them at odds with your political movement - Tavareesh has the idea - what if the person inside is a good person? you cant just figure they arent becuase they drive a benz

[BasementAddix]

bad idea...try something more intelligent and creative...then people might listen...most of the time the public doesnt respond well to violence...even when good intentioned...look at PETA...

[Show me the Money]

hear, hear!!

The comment about that 'anekdote' about the can placed in a car just illustrates the right idea, i'm with you BasementAddix; just be creative.

Such things are more influentual than protesting, i think;
holding up a banner isn't really innovative nor shocking.

[Forgotten Menshevik]

Really I just want to do something meaningful, I mean, how many of you guys go out and fuck the system or promote communism, or even show sharing by giving money to charity (i get fuck all for my paper round, but still manage to give a tenner every couple of weeks). I think I will try painting up my local pavements with commie and anti child-labour slogans, just to keep people aware of what is happening out there. Oh, and TavareeshKamo, if I see your car around, I'll stick a few suger cubes in the gas tank eh?