"If only there were other countries that have tried socialism before," Hatter said to a friend at an ethical coffee shop, Commiebrews, Monday afternoon, after he finished his paper route. "Then, we could see if there are any pitfalls."
Hatter said it'd be nice if there were books that covered things like world history and economics that we could read. If that were the case, Hatter said, we could abandon socialism if it looked dangerous or proceed with socialism if every country that implemented it were incredibly successful.
"Like, say some countries in South America tried socialism before and everybody starved to death," he said. "Or if there were major superpowers who implemented socialism and then, like, 100 million people died---that would be really bad. We could look to these 'books of history' and decide that wouldn't be the route for us."
"Alas, sadly, this isn't the case, so the country will just have to be pioneers and try socialism to see what it's like."
Hatter said he's just glad that if socialism turns out to be terrible, no other country would be dumb enough to follow in our footsteps.
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The Berlin Wall is a reminder of what happens after we 'smash capitalism'
This week marks the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Decades later, the wall remains a symbol of the violence employed by socialist states, and a reminder that the egalitarian...R.C.
In case this is somehow based on a true story, on what planet specifically does this specimen reside? Ever heard of the Bolsheviks? Hint, they weren't a Russian equivalent of the Beatles. His overpriced caramel soya latte purchased at his university campus 'ethical' cafe may have clouded his ability to use his brain. I wonder if he knows what gender he is? Many of his intellectual comrades unfortunately lack such self-insight.
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The world indeed is a small place these days.
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"What makes a musk rat guard his musk?" [Link]
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Afghan government to swap top militants for American and Australian captives
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says his government is ready to release three key Taliban prisoners including Anas Haqqani, the younger brother of Sirajjuddin Haqqani, the leader of the Haqqani...RC
I see American capitalism, which has been spread around the world by BigCorps backed by U.S. military, as a snake eating its own tail - one end gets fatter while the other end obviously doesn't. We the people, the 99%, are the 'other end'.
Everything is so 'labelized' now that I could never find a category I liked, but my views and values are still mine. I think we'll have to work in groups that don't agree on everything but can go forward together for some common goals.
I just thought of a new rule I'd like to see put in effect, like for writers and commenters: Do not use any labels for other people and ideas without identifying your own!
Actually, poverty has declined in Russia and China.
Maybe comparing apples with oranges isn't such an wise thing ie glutinous usa with what have been totalitarian systems now changing.
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(Kondrashov's biography of Putin)