RE: José Saramago
January 7, 2015 at 7:20 pm
(This post was last modified: January 7, 2015 at 7:24 pm by 100 Years of Solitude.)
(January 7, 2015 at 7:05 pm)Blackout Wrote: I'm yet to read Ensaio sobre a cegueira (Blindess) - It's really just a shame he was a communist (pun intended) - Still better than being a nationalist neo-fascist prick, there's no worse than that. I end up respecting the communist party for its atheism and position on social justice - Just not on economics and their extremely strict concept of equality as well as the conception of classes
I remember when the Church tried to ban some of his books and their proposal was refused by the government.
I too understand where your coming from in regards of communism because it does not reward merit. It's an utopic concept far too improbable to work on the current world (maybe as he said in the future the state will ceize to exist, i can see that happening if we achieve a level of development so high it no long is required).
However the roots of comunism, socialism, i stand by despite believing that the country has to produce enough for the system to work perfectly (here in Portugal it doesn't work because we aren't self sustainable).
It all goes around money, if it's abundant things might work, if it's not then we are screwed.
PS: I have no affiliation to PS (Socialist party here in Portugal for you dirty foreigners) since i don't believe that what they stand for is socialism but rather their own personal interests.
