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Wikipedia: "Current unionized employees of Detroit auto firms have a total compensation package of approximately $80 per hour, of which $55 comes from simple cash payments (wages,...
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Are you high?
Wikipedia: "Current unionized...Are you high?
Wikipedia: "Current unionized employees of Detroit auto firms have a total compensation package of approximately $80 per hour, of which $55 comes from simple cash payments (wages,...
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Not to open a can of worms, but let me get this...Not to open a can of worms, but let me get this straight. Len Deighton has no idea what he is talking about while Spartacus.com does?
Why? He doesn't have "communist" attached anywhere near his...
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According to Len Deighton in his book Blitzkrieg:...According to Len Deighton in his book Blitzkrieg: From the Rise of Hitler to the Fall of Dunkirk the Reichstag fire was begun by a mentally retarded Dutch anarchist. Deighton is pretty sure the guy...
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Well, I would state that currently there is a...Well, I would state that currently there is a movement in America where the vast majority of the population are interested in turning towards some form of mass-based healthcare. Most do not know what...
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Not to rock the boat, well, I guess I am saying...Not to rock the boat, well, I guess I am saying this to rock the boat, but you do realize that Obama is not the President yet?
Did the far-lefties really expect things to change the instant he...
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Great book. I'm happy to have finally "met"...Great book. I'm happy to have finally "met" someone who has read it.
TGOW
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In the words of Homer Simpson: "Hmm, I agree with...In the words of Homer Simpson: "Hmm, I agree with your ideas and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter."
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Agreed.
I think that while the question of...Agreed.
I think that while the question of proletarian consciousness is a good and meaningful pursuit; I am curious whether it is the appropriate question.
Coming from an American perspective...
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No. Most large companies have longterm plans. ...No. Most large companies have longterm plans. Toyota is one that comes to mind in having a very long term vision.
Even the Big Three have (had) a long term plan, it is (was) just really shitty....
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Sorry if someone already posted this, but I...Sorry if someone already posted this, but I didn't feel like reading through 6 pages of material that may or may not apply to the original question.
I would assume that with the high rate of...
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I support the Auto; don't wanna touch the...I support the Auto; don't wanna touch the financial bailout. But it's a lose-lose either way you put it.
As neat as that would have been, I am uncertain whether or not that would have been...
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Just think of stagism as something simple; like,...Just think of stagism as something simple; like, say driving a car.
You can't go from 0 (feudalism) to 60 (communism) without switching gears, or else the engine will explode (or something, I'm...
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Isn't it a little bit difficult to sum up the...Isn't it a little bit difficult to sum up the whole Abortion controversy in "Yes" or "No" response?
I do not really like abortion, it's not really a pleasant thing, I would not wish for someone I...
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I don't know, but I do believe that the term...I don't know, but I do believe that the term "communism" is a sort of "taboo" term; at least in America (I'm an American); maybe a "friendlier" term might be in order.
Regardless, if I am to...
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Have we ever thought that maybe Marx and Engels...Have we ever thought that maybe Marx and Engels need to be updated?
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I'm not an Anarchist. Nice try though.
TGOWI'm not an Anarchist. Nice try though.
TGOW
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I have to say "no". My proof: "A Shot at Love...I have to say "no". My proof: "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila"
I'm not trying to be a pessimistic, but it is true.
Agreed.
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The Socialists; although the POUM gets honorable...The Socialists; although the POUM gets honorable mention. Given what I know of these events and what happened to these groups, it would have been best to not get involved with the POUM or the...
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Good analysis. I have always felt that we on the...Good analysis. I have always felt that we on the Left are frequently too naive on these issues.
Indeed.
Hear! Hear! This is the way to go. The Left needs to find a place for...
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"The Spanish Civil War" by Antony Beevor,..."The Spanish Civil War" by Antony Beevor, although I believe the new publication is called "The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War" albeit it is the exact same book as far as I can tell. Good...
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Agreed. I haven't read it extensively, and not...Agreed. I haven't read it extensively, and not read much on in quite a while, but it would seem that Engels, toward the end of his life, was advocating a form of social democracy.
His "ABCs of...
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Whether you support Israel or not, it exists and...Whether you support Israel or not, it exists and it ain't going anywhere; justification be damned.
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Anyone have any opinions on Hungary and the...Anyone have any opinions on Hungary and the former Yugoslavia's respective economies?
Its mixture of market and planning was interesting and led to stronger economies than many Soviet sattellite...
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Dude, if you abolish restaurants ... where will...Dude, if you abolish restaurants ... where will the rest of us go on dates! Even (especially) a "concert and a bag of pot date" must eat!
Not only that, where do you employ all of those engaged in...
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Well, the President appoints Justices but the...Well, the President appoints Justices but the Senate must approve them. So, it is a bit like Venezuela's system; well the Venezeulan system is a bit like the US one I suppose. Albeit the Venezuelan...