Nelson Mandela and historical revisionism.
December 7, 2013 at 6:56 pm
(This post was last modified: December 7, 2013 at 7:00 pm by I and I.)
(December 7, 2013 at 10:10 am)TaraJo Wrote:(December 7, 2013 at 1:51 am)I and I Wrote: Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Haiti, most African nations are horrible places to live solely because of capitalism and it's side pet beliefs like religion.
Again, I ask HOW was capitalism to blame for the problemsof Afghanistan, Haiti, Saudi Arabia, ect. Unless you can explain that, I'm just going to dismiss you as another pathetic hipster activist who wants to automatically hate everything that's mainstream.
Quote:North Korea is poor because of sanctions. Forcibly starving a nation then blaming that nation for it is quite stupid but is a common thing among capitalists.
They always struck me as being a poor nation because their psychotic leaders are using nearly their entire national budget to support their military. That isn't sanctions.
Quote: The Soviet Union was comprised of many countries that became poorer and life expectancy lowered after capitalists took over.
Ok, when did these vague people you describe as "capitalists" take over? I can't tell you why your statement is stupid unless I understand what you're talking about.
But, you still haven't addressed my question: what do you define as capitalism and what would be a system other than capitalism that's worked effectively?[/size]
Do you seriously not know that starting in 1989 and throughout the 90s the former soviet economies were transitioning to a capitalist economy?
You seriously do not know of this????
And your comment about North Korea being poor because it spends money on military begs the question..... How much do they spend on their military? How do you know such info? You don't know, you are just scrambling for pat answers that you learned from capitalist societies. If you don't believe the North Korean sanctions have an affect then... You seem to believe the very odd belief that the sanctions have no affect and are just a performance piece that the west does just for the hell of it.
(December 7, 2013 at 4:51 pm)MarxRaptor Wrote:(December 7, 2013 at 1:51 am)I and I Wrote: The Soviet Union was comprised of many countries that became poorer and life expectancy lowered after capitalists took over.
I'm assuming that you are referring to Khrushchev. Khrushchev was not a capitalist & he greatly improved the Soviet economy. He was the best damn thing to happen to the CCCP since Lenin! Certainly better than Stalin, who killed almost as many people as Hitler.
Nope, my post had nothing to do with Khrushchev.
