Posted on 12/11/2011 5:35:03 PM PST by NeinNeinNein
OK, this is not a flame thread. I'm genuinely curious why conservatives think Communism is so evil.
I am a Communist. I am also a God-fearing Christian, a tax-paying and loyal American, and a generally nice guy. Communism was perverted by third world despots and was never implemented fully in its true form.
Communism is about cooperation and good will. And it's important to note that economic success and cooperation are not mutally exclusive. In fact, I would argue greater cooperation among individuals leads to more prosperity and more overall happiness.
You have got to be kidding.
IBTZ!
ANYONE can find that information. Study history...do some research. You will soon discover the truth for yourself.
IBTZ
IBTZ
It fails every time it is tried, even the God fearing Pilgrims tried it and failed.
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ibtz
I can think of about 120 million reasons why communism is bad. Some of them in Russia, some in Cambodia, Ukraine comes to mind, heck China has its share, North Korea also has a bunch.
Why don’t you ask the hundreds of millions of innocent people murdered by communists that question?
Get back to me ASAP when you have their answer!
First and foremost. Your leader Karl Marx called religion the “ opiate for the masses”. Where do you see that in your communistic views?
First and foremost. Your leader Karl Marx called religion the “ opiate for the masses”. Where do you see that in your communistic views?
First and foremost. Your leader Karl Marx called religion the “ opiate for the masses”. Where do you see that in your communistic views?
Because it is. No other reason is necessary.
Because it puts too much power in the hands of imperfect humans.
And I see a zot coming.
Get a job
Useful idiots always use this line.
Communism is inhuman. People who don't work hard always love communism because once they are in charge, they will make the other guy work hard.
Can you name one thing that has always failed and still has so many believers.
"Please, all we ask is give us one more chance at communism and I promise that we can make it work this time."
What occupied park are you posting from?
If you chose to live in a commune, that’s fine. The problem is that Communism goes against human nature. The vast majority of humans are greedy to some degree. Communism as a government has to deny people of their basic human rights, so I hate it.
IBTZ
Did you post this to see how many replys you could rack up?
I refer you to : China ,Russia ,Cuba , North Korea.
It has never worked and it will never work.
I’m speechless………….
Every place it's tried, thugs are pushed forward to run things and the people are poor with a boot on their neck.
The only time communist countries aren't poor is when they've allowed some capitalism to offset the stupidity of a command economy.
I’m going to take you seriously, Pal.
Everybody deserves one serious hearing anyway.
My friend, just have a look at the murderous track record of your “movement.”
I would guess the body count is somewhere in the 100,000,000 range by now.
Complete disregard for human life is the clearest example of communist evil.
For me, communism looks like a lousy deal. Subjects under communism are fortunate to escape with their lives, while none escape with individual freedom --- the exception being the political elites
Stalin killed 20 million people. Mao killed 49 million people, as a low estimate.
AND YOU WONDER WHY COMMUNISM IS EVIL?
HOW MANY MORE DEAD PEOPLE DO YOU NEED TO PROVE IT IS EVIL?
Do you want me to list more?
How about when YOUR NAME IS ON THE LIST, YOU DUMMY!
Because the government owns everything including the citizens who own nothing. With my psychological aversion to being a slave, I will fight that form of government till death.
Did I get here before the ZOT?
100 Million reasons
It’s against human nature and can only survive by forcing people to adhere to its tenets.
Small communes, kibbutzim and the like can survive for a time... this is because people are allowed to leave if they wish. On a large scale you get the Berlin wall because the smart people will flee communism. (the brain drain)
Only capitalism can thrive over the long haul. It is flawed of course, as are human beings in every instance.
100 Million reasons
I’m going to take you seriously, Pal.
Everybody deserves one serious hearing anyway.
My friend, just have a look at the murderous track record of your “movement.”
I would guess the body count is somewhere in the 100,000,000 range by now.
Complete disregard for human life is the clearest example of communist evil.
Read The Road To Serfdom and other things to educate yourself, if you are serious.
Hmm..well, for starters, it is an unworkable utopian scheme that historically has always ended in disaster, slavery, and a totalitarian government. Those who sought, and seek, to deprive people of their lives, their liberty, and their property, inevitably become despots of the worst sort, regardless of their motives. That, and the fact that unlike our scheme of government, communism in no way reflects natural law. As Locke pointed out, people desire their lives, their liberty, and their property. Any scheme, whether it be communism or its stepping stone, socialism, that flies in the face of people’s desires to pursue their own ends is ultimately doomed to failure. And history shows us what that entails.
Do you have six hours to read all the reasons? No? Well I’ll sum it up.
Communism gives you the false belief it brings equality but what it does is create two classes of people, the political class and the enslaved class. The political class can control all aspects of the enslaved class under the guise of ‘equality’.
It really is a caste type system in that once one is in its class, it can never leave. There is no motivation for productive movement. You can’t invent your way out of your class, you can’t work your way out of your class, you can’t create your way out of your class. The only way out of your class is to somehow become part of the political class, which historically shows it comes through corruption.
In a Capitalistic society, a poor child of a single mother can become President or a college drop out can create a billion dollar company in his garage. In a Capitalistic society, if you have musical talent, you can freely choose to explore a career in your talent.
On the other hand, in a Communist society, you become whatever the State deems is better for the collective whole.
Capitalism has risks that you won’t succeed, but it gives you the freedom to try.
Communism promises you ‘equality of outcome’ but that outcome is always controlled by others (the political class) and never gives you the freedom to grow. As usual, the only equality that can be guaranteed is the equality of the lowest common denominator, thus everyone is equally in poverty.
Which would you rather have, the freedom to take a chance and explore your own path or the equality of failure?
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NeinNeinNein = moronmoronmoron
a hundred million dead people ain’t a good enough reason for you to understand something?
I do not have to read Tea leaves to know what is in your future; “This account has been banned or suspended”. Did you sneak upstairs and play with your mommy’s computer again?
It crushes individual rights in favor of the collective (which can be read ‘totalitarian state’). If you love communism, you abhor freedom.
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