I'd add that you can be religious and a marxist, in the same way that you can be a quantum physicist and a marxist. All you do is avoid using "god did it" or "neutrinos did it" as a tool of political...
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I'd add that you can be religious and a marxist,...I'd add that you can be religious and a marxist, in the same way that you can be a quantum physicist and a marxist. All you do is avoid using "god did it" or "neutrinos did it" as a tool of political...
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"Nor have you proved that not voting sends some..."Nor have you proved that not voting sends some sort of bad message to the government (which is irrelevant, who cares what they think)"
Eh? It isn't me who gives a damn about sending messages to the...
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Most of us aren't in it for our own gain: I...Most of us aren't in it for our own gain: I really doubt I'll see socialism in my lifetime. We're in it because we feel it's the right thing to do. If that appeals to you, consider that 99% (not an...
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"The message is sent to the government"
Um,..."The message is sent to the government"
Um, you're sending a message... to the government... to tell them that voting is a waste of time. Even if anyone correctly divines the meaning behind your...
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Mm, I was less looking at the question of 'what...Mm, I was less looking at the question of 'what should be done', and more 'whose interests are being preserved by the impasse'.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5363054.stm
...http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5363054.stm
UN Security Council resolution 1706 instructs an international force into Darfur. No volunteers have been forthcoming.
Just as middle-eastern...
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Myspace is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp....Myspace is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. It's not so much "so I doubt they'd allow copyrights to be violated" as "I doubt they'd allow themselves to be found guilty of violating copyright"....
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"[Non-voting] sends a message based around social..."[Non-voting] sends a message based around social contract theory."
Does it? Who, exactly, receives this message?
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"Are you actually delusional enough to think your..."Are you actually delusional enough to think your little vote does something?"
Like, say... legitimise the system? No, not really.
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Unless or until you are officially classed as OI,...Unless or until you are officially classed as OI, do consider asking questions in the theory and learning boards where you would like something clarified. So long as you're not here just to bash...
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Ballot-spoiling I can understand, and I may end...Ballot-spoiling I can understand, and I may end up doing that at some point depending on who stands in my ward or constituncy. Simply not turning up - no. Certainly at the moment, that'll be chalked...
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Snappy answers, hm? How about:
- In capitalism,...Snappy answers, hm? How about:
- In capitalism, the direction of the economy is decided by those with money. In socialism, new ventures are entered into on a democratic basis.
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Hm. I think what you've got there is a double...Hm. I think what you've got there is a double edged sword. See, by saying the revolution won't happen this weekend (with which I agree), there's also the fact that teaming up with social-democrats or...
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Anyone else look at that and think "Brotherhood,...Anyone else look at that and think "Brotherhood, Unity, Peace"?
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Hm. Ok, big change of tack.
"Is it possible to...Hm. Ok, big change of tack.
"Is it possible to have a Successful Socialist state in any world where Capitalism is the dominant (or even prominent) culture?"
You've quite rightly pinpointed a big...
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Ah, I've seen them before. They're good, but the...Ah, I've seen them before. They're good, but the grammar corrections could have been done a lot better.
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If you're honestly asking the question "How do we...If you're honestly asking the question "How do we / Can we stop government mafias emerging in socialism", then the answer is yes, and the methods are as follows:
- Transparent Democracy: A bit of a...
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"How about;"
Well, now you mention it, I wonder..."How about;"
Well, now you mention it, I wonder if we should look at this from another angle. For example, we have the 'reactionary' classes: the bourgeoisie and the toffs, the 'revolutionary'...
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"so many feminists i hear talking about male..."so many feminists i hear talking about male sexism, what about female sexism? I would argue that thats a more serious problem in our society."
Possibly, but not in a 'men are so oppressed' sense....
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I wasn't sure about that point, but either way, I...I wasn't sure about that point, but either way, I was also concerned as to whether much of the celebrity cult industy counted as entertainment. But perhaps some people do find it entertaining.
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"They estimate the possibility of accidentally..."They estimate the possibility of accidentally destroying the planet as extremely low."
And best of all, if all hell breaks loose, no-one will be left to complain!
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Celebrities themselves, by being popular brands,...Celebrities themselves, by being popular brands, have a monopoly on the means of production* - or at least, the sole control of their 'irreplaceable' (via fetishism) commodity sort of like a...
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Back to the original question - 'if the majority...Back to the original question - 'if the majority wanted to ban religion, could it?' - can I point out that any community imaginable has the potential to do the same thing.
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As I recall, the Basque Mondragón company is. I...As I recall, the Basque Mondragón company is. I think the American 'Z' magazine-thing is, in theory, some form of parecon-based system. What that means in practice, I don't know.
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"Good luck explaining the failings of capitalism..."Good luck explaining the failings of capitalism without using anarchist or communist reasoning."
I don't think that's necessarily what's intended. You can use a variety of different criticisms,...