RE: [microsound] McCapitalism

[Christopher Sorg <csorg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> First of all, I studied the "Communist Manifesto" in college. At the same
> time I'm not gonna pretend that I really remember anything. Probably
> blocked it out on purpose (see next paragraph).

Well, that explains a lot.

> Second, I experienced what a system based on his theories (or at least one
> that is supposed to be based on them) feels like, having lived under
> communism for 11 years. And believe me it wasn't a pleasant experience.
>
> I think the problem with communism is that human nature doesn't agree
> with it. From what I've seen it seems even more inviting to corruption
> than capitalism.

No, human nature agrees with being lazy, social herd behavior.  Hence the
great masses who believed in Communism as a solution to their problems in
the first place.  Most likely without reading about it first and realizing
that it doesn't work that way.

> This habit of people who live in the West to sympathize with communism
> strikes me as the epitome of idealistic liberalism.
> Look at the world around you ! Show me a place where communism worked ?
> What more proof do you need ? You think cuz it might sound good to you on
> paper that it'll somehow work in the real world ? There are many theories
> which sound good on paper.
>
> Andrei

First of all, how can you assume what my background is, or where I come
from?  Just because I live and work in the United States?  And what makes
you think I sympathize with communism?  And living under communist rule has
_nothing_, I repeat, nothing to do with Marx.  He is an ecomomic theorist,
not a political activist.  May I suggest you take your  grievences up with
Lenin, or even more pointedly, Stalin?  It's misinformation and
misinterpretation that caused the mess in the first place...

Chris
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