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  • S Stan Shannon

    Christian Graus wrote:

    I am saying they had no plan for global domination.

    First, global domination was the central point of communism from its very inception. Second, the Soviet Union was the heir apparent of European imperialism. The notion that they had 'no plan' for global domination is too absurd to even debate. It would have been an historic inevitability, and only a deluded, gullible, poorly read fool would contend otherwise.

    Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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    Are you talking about "Communism" or the USSR? The Communist Manifesto doesn't really have anything about global domination...

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      Are you talking about "Communism" or the USSR? The Communist Manifesto doesn't really have anything about global domination...

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      But as Marx himself said – and Marxists are often fond of repeating it – "The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is, however, to change it."[^] Karl Marx's agenda was class struggle across the entire planet. That was one of his central themes.

      Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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      • S Stan Shannon

        But as Marx himself said – and Marxists are often fond of repeating it – "The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is, however, to change it."[^] Karl Marx's agenda was class struggle across the entire planet. That was one of his central themes.

        Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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        Yes but Communism seems to be moving towards anarchy instead of global domination (unless I suppose you could count them the same...) so that we can all be one giant commune, well that's how I interpreted it anyways. Either way I don't care for it. :)

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        • S Scorch

          Yes but Communism seems to be moving towards anarchy instead of global domination (unless I suppose you could count them the same...) so that we can all be one giant commune, well that's how I interpreted it anyways. Either way I don't care for it. :)

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          Scorch wrote:

          Yes but Communism seems to be moving towards anarchy

          There has always been an expectation that the state would wither away in true communism. Doesn't that lead to anarchy, or at least a very libertarian system?

          Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface

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          • O Oakman

            Scorch wrote:

            Yes but Communism seems to be moving towards anarchy

            There has always been an expectation that the state would wither away in true communism. Doesn't that lead to anarchy, or at least a very libertarian system?

            Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface

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            That was my thinking exactly. Also why places like the USSR and China aren't really "communist" cause their government seems to be the integral part. Then most people say "it just hasn't been tried in the right place!" but I doubt there will ever be a place in which it actually works.

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            • D Dirk Higbee

              No it was a smart a** reply to Stan's misguided comment about religious extremism.

              Beauty is only a light switch away.

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              Ilion
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              Dirk Higbee wrote:

              No it was a smart a** reply to Stan's misguided comment about religious extremism.

              Except, of course, that the comment was not Stan's, but Mr Graus'

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              • C Christian Graus

                Stan Shannon wrote:

                Our fight against communism

                Was largely in your own minds and of your own invention.

                Christian Graus No longer a Microsoft MVP, but still happy to answer your questions.

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                Ilion
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                Christian Graus wrote:

                Stan: Our fight against communism Ignorant Ass: Was largely in your own minds and of your own invention.

                And it's deliberate, it's a *refusal* to admit the truth: ergo, not only an ignorant ass, not only an anti-American knee-jerk, but a liar.

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                • C Christian Graus

                  I guess you're right. No point in arguing with morons.

                  Christian Graus No longer a Microsoft MVP, but still happy to answer your questions.

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                  Ilion
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                  Christian Graus wrote:

                  I guess you're right. No point in arguing with morons.

                  You're such a joker. And a blatant hypocrite -- on top of the fact that you're being hypocritical in regards to a deliberate lie about me which you like to foster.

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                  • I Igor Vigdorchik

                    Christian Graus wrote:

                    I am saying they had no plan for global domination.

                    You cannot even imagine how wrong you are.

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                    Igor Vigdorchik wrote:

                    Lying Ass: I am saying they had no plan for global domination. Igor Vigdorchik: You cannot even imagine how wrong you are.

                    The fact is that he doesn't *care* what the truth is.

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                    • M MarkB777

                      You forgot the rest of the world.

                      Mark Brock Click here to view my blog

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                      Ilion
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                      MarkBrock wrote:

                      You forgot the rest of the world.

                      Exactly. And exactly why most Americans really don't overly concern themselves with what "the world" thinks about anything.

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