nobullshit
12th July 2008, 16:01
Hello, I was told to post the following in what I previously posted in your "introductions" forum here, because two members advised me that posting it here would actually be noticed whereas in introductions it would be unnoticed.
I was browsing through certain articles on the internet about communism as I am very much interested in the subject. To say the very least it was not exactly the easiest topic to research on: you guys got all sorts of confusing lango that for the most part the common woring man you so righteously claim to be representing would not understand nor car for.
Terms like "bourgeoisie", "proletariat", and other such terms that has origins tracing back to 19th century Europe during and age when industrialism widely swept through the continent. Some old Prussian guy lays back and wonders how he can create an economic theory that'll shock society with inevident class antagonisms and lead to civil strife that continues to shock the world.
Don't get me wrong - I am no self-certified capitalist at all. Rather, I am independent: people should be free to do what they want in life, whether it be work in a factory as a wage slave for next to nothing or live in a commune where everything is divided up equally amongst the "comrades".
I come from a small town in Tennessee about an hour north of Memphis. I grew up on rural territory, on farmland, where the true attitude of Americans is quite evident wherever you meet one of its fine town citizens. Truly independent, distrustful of the government and just as much so as the corporations driving out the mom-and-pop shops (I believe you guys call these shops "petit-bourgeois"). But despite the independence we so enjoy so much, they continue to work hard regardless of the amount they receive on their check or how much it gets them steamed that they're paying huge taxes to their federal government that have done jack shit for them.
I now live in Indianapolis, where I work. I have a family that includes a wife and three very beautiful children. To say the least, my life is going great. But this is of course not the case for the so many more unfortunate ones in the world who sleep at night with an empty stomach, malnourished, unsure if the next day they will be killed, raped, stolen, or just dead from starvation.
Communists propose solutions to these hardcore problems that continue to plague the third world. There are your communists who say "command economy", anarchists who say "gift economy", and your social democrats that say "reform". Which on is proper?
But as for the working man in America and around the globe, how do you expect them to support you and your mission? A propaganda campaign? Encouraging the workers to attend education rallies? Increasing education among the revolutionary youth? Because you guys sure aren't pulling them into your little movement with your infighting, your usage of archaic lingo from centuries past, or even your denying your own proclaimed communist countries such as China as being communist.
I am here on revleft to learn. Hopefully you guys can see that and not be too harsh. But these are serious questions.
Thanks.
-Paul
I was browsing through certain articles on the internet about communism as I am very much interested in the subject. To say the very least it was not exactly the easiest topic to research on: you guys got all sorts of confusing lango that for the most part the common woring man you so righteously claim to be representing would not understand nor car for.
Terms like "bourgeoisie", "proletariat", and other such terms that has origins tracing back to 19th century Europe during and age when industrialism widely swept through the continent. Some old Prussian guy lays back and wonders how he can create an economic theory that'll shock society with inevident class antagonisms and lead to civil strife that continues to shock the world.
Don't get me wrong - I am no self-certified capitalist at all. Rather, I am independent: people should be free to do what they want in life, whether it be work in a factory as a wage slave for next to nothing or live in a commune where everything is divided up equally amongst the "comrades".
I come from a small town in Tennessee about an hour north of Memphis. I grew up on rural territory, on farmland, where the true attitude of Americans is quite evident wherever you meet one of its fine town citizens. Truly independent, distrustful of the government and just as much so as the corporations driving out the mom-and-pop shops (I believe you guys call these shops "petit-bourgeois"). But despite the independence we so enjoy so much, they continue to work hard regardless of the amount they receive on their check or how much it gets them steamed that they're paying huge taxes to their federal government that have done jack shit for them.
I now live in Indianapolis, where I work. I have a family that includes a wife and three very beautiful children. To say the least, my life is going great. But this is of course not the case for the so many more unfortunate ones in the world who sleep at night with an empty stomach, malnourished, unsure if the next day they will be killed, raped, stolen, or just dead from starvation.
Communists propose solutions to these hardcore problems that continue to plague the third world. There are your communists who say "command economy", anarchists who say "gift economy", and your social democrats that say "reform". Which on is proper?
But as for the working man in America and around the globe, how do you expect them to support you and your mission? A propaganda campaign? Encouraging the workers to attend education rallies? Increasing education among the revolutionary youth? Because you guys sure aren't pulling them into your little movement with your infighting, your usage of archaic lingo from centuries past, or even your denying your own proclaimed communist countries such as China as being communist.
I am here on revleft to learn. Hopefully you guys can see that and not be too harsh. But these are serious questions.
Thanks.
-Paul