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  • S Stan Shannon

    KaЯl wrote: - Without WW1, no October Revolution. With all of Europe becoming one big socialist utopia, the October Revolution would have just been a few years early and much more massive. KaЯl wrote: - A parcel of humanity, it's perhaps what you're lacking of... Just out of curiosity, about how much of humanity do you think will have to be sacrificed before the Marxist finally comprehend just how monsterously stupid they actually are? "We have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God." James Madison, "Father of the U.S. Constitution"

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    Stan Shannon wrote: the October Revolution would have just been a few years early and much more massive. without WW1, I'm not sure October Revolution would have followed the February Revolution. As I'm sure the tsarist regim was doomed, I'm not sure a democratic revolution would have mandatory failed. Stan Shannon wrote: how much of humanity do you think will have to be sacrificed before the Marxist finally comprehend just how monsterously stupid they actually are? I don't know, I never have been and will never be Marxist, so find one and ask him/her.


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      Stan Shannon wrote: Just out of curiosity, about how much of humanity do you think will have to be sacrificed before the Marxist finally comprehend just how monsterously stupid they actually are? So… just start a war and kill them all because according to you the outcome of a compassionate humanity is certain failure? Or perhaps I missed your point entirely.

      Hate is not a family value.

      -pete

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      palbano wrote: Or perhaps I missed your point entirely. The road to hell is paved with good intentions... "We have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God." James Madison, "Father of the U.S. Constitution"

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        palbano wrote: Or perhaps I missed your point entirely. The road to hell is paved with good intentions... "We have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God." James Madison, "Father of the U.S. Constitution"

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        Stan Shannon wrote: palbano wrote: Or perhaps I missed your point entirely. The road to hell is paved with good intentions... Obtuse replies to questions promote apathy, but then.... who cares :confused:

        "No matter where you go, there your are." - Buckaroo Banzai

        -pete

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        • C Chris Losinger

          9 million soldiers killed? no big deal! nearly that many civillians dead? c'est la vie! poison gas? hah! as long as there's an abstract ideal to champion, bring on the death! Software | Cleek

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          It would be worth if it stopped socialism. But unfortunately it didn't. (according to the black book: 80 mio. dead by socialistm and you can add victims of national socialism to this). No socialist has moral ground to talk about humanity. Tomaz

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            It would be worth if it stopped socialism. But unfortunately it didn't. (according to the black book: 80 mio. dead by socialistm and you can add victims of national socialism to this). No socialist has moral ground to talk about humanity. Tomaz

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            Tomaž Štih wrote: No socialist has moral ground to talk about humanity. are you referring to anyone in particular? seems to me just a few days ago, you were championing a short story by a certain socialist author. Software | Cleek

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              Tomaž Štih wrote: No socialist has moral ground to talk about humanity. are you referring to anyone in particular? seems to me just a few days ago, you were championing a short story by a certain socialist author. Software | Cleek

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              I told you then that the story Harrison Bergeron is not a socialist story - it is a story about individualism and it makes some good points. Example: if a socialist says that free market is good then he or she is inconsistent (or has changed mind) rather then the free market becoming bad because of it. Tomaz

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                I told you then that the story Harrison Bergeron is not a socialist story - it is a story about individualism and it makes some good points. Example: if a socialist says that free market is good then he or she is inconsistent (or has changed mind) rather then the free market becoming bad because of it. Tomaz

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                Tomaž Štih wrote: I told you then that the story Harrison Bergeron is not a socialist story that doesn't matter. you just claimed that a socialist (a person, not a story) can make no claims about humanity:

                "No socialist has moral ground to talk about humanity."

                and yet Vonnegut is far more socialist himself than mainstream America, and counts actual socialists among his heroes; by the binary scale you insist on using here with me and everyone else, Vonnegut is a socialist. so, by your own words Vonnegut has no moral ground to talk about humanity. maybe you were just being "inconsistent"... Software | Cleek

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                  Tomaž Štih wrote: I told you then that the story Harrison Bergeron is not a socialist story that doesn't matter. you just claimed that a socialist (a person, not a story) can make no claims about humanity:

                  "No socialist has moral ground to talk about humanity."

                  and yet Vonnegut is far more socialist himself than mainstream America, and counts actual socialists among his heroes; by the binary scale you insist on using here with me and everyone else, Vonnegut is a socialist. so, by your own words Vonnegut has no moral ground to talk about humanity. maybe you were just being "inconsistent"... Software | Cleek

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                  Because you didn't understand it I must repeat it. If a socialist says that free market is good then he or she is inconsistent (or has changed mind) rather then the free market becoming bad because of it. He or she still has no moral ground to talk about humanity as long as he beleives in ideology that took so many innocent. This said - it is not inconsistent at all. If the author of Harrison Bergeron is really a socialist then he is simply a hypocrite - but that does not in any way damage the ideas of individual liberty (consistent with my free market sample above). Tomaz

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                    Stan Shannon wrote: Just out of curiosity, about how much of humanity do you think will have to be sacrificed before the Marxist finally comprehend just how monsterously stupid they actually are? So… just start a war and kill them all because according to you the outcome of a compassionate humanity is certain failure? Or perhaps I missed your point entirely.

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                    -pete

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                    compassionate humanity is certain failure Compassionate humanity? Forcefully robbing people of their property and giving it to your voters? That's a first. Tomaz

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                      Because you didn't understand it I must repeat it. If a socialist says that free market is good then he or she is inconsistent (or has changed mind) rather then the free market becoming bad because of it. He or she still has no moral ground to talk about humanity as long as he beleives in ideology that took so many innocent. This said - it is not inconsistent at all. If the author of Harrison Bergeron is really a socialist then he is simply a hypocrite - but that does not in any way damage the ideas of individual liberty (consistent with my free market sample above). Tomaz

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                      Tomaž Štih wrote: If a socialist says that free market is good then he or she is inconsistent who cares? quit moving the goalposts. you said:

                      No socialist has moral ground to talk about humanity.

                      with the clear implication that KaЯl is the socialist in question (since he's the one who said "A parcel of humanity, it's perhaps what you're lacking of" in response to Stan), and therefore that he has no moral ground for saying what he said. in other words, you told him to shut up. and yet... when a socialist suits your needs, you're more than happy to quote him at length. hypocrite. Software | Cleek

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                        Tomaž Štih wrote: If a socialist says that free market is good then he or she is inconsistent who cares? quit moving the goalposts. you said:

                        No socialist has moral ground to talk about humanity.

                        with the clear implication that KaЯl is the socialist in question (since he's the one who said "A parcel of humanity, it's perhaps what you're lacking of" in response to Stan), and therefore that he has no moral ground for saying what he said. in other words, you told him to shut up. and yet... when a socialist suits your needs, you're more than happy to quote him at length. hypocrite. Software | Cleek

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                        Because you didn't understand it I must repeat it. If a socialist says that free market is good then he or she is inconsistent (or has changed mind) rather then the free market becoming bad because of it. He or she still has no moral ground to talk about humanity as long as he beleives in ideology that took so many innocent. This said - it is not inconsistent at all. If the author of Harrison Bergeron is really a socialist then he is simply a hypocrite - but that does not in any way damage the ideas of individual liberty (consistent with my free market sample above). Tomaz

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                          > Revisionism would be to pretend that only europeans were imperialist. So true. Just look at the first Cuban Revolution circa 1895 and the role of the US at this time. Jose Marti[^] (Cuban leader who died in 1895) denounced US imperialism in Latin America in his speeches. Callixte.[^]

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                          Yes, it wasn't until 1959 when a great anti-imperialist fought back and changed everything. Since then things have been wonderful in Cuba, why else would you have visited? "Hey, let's go visit an island in the Caribbean led by a communist totalitarian dictator who's been oppressing his people for the past 45 years. Yippe! I hear the beaches are beautiful and the women cheap." X| Alvaro


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                            Because you didn't understand it I must repeat it. If a socialist says that free market is good then he or she is inconsistent (or has changed mind) rather then the free market becoming bad because of it. He or she still has no moral ground to talk about humanity as long as he beleives in ideology that took so many innocent. This said - it is not inconsistent at all. If the author of Harrison Bergeron is really a socialist then he is simply a hypocrite - but that does not in any way damage the ideas of individual liberty (consistent with my free market sample above). Tomaz

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                            hypocrite Software | Cleek

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                              hypocrite Software | Cleek

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                              socialist

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                                socialist

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                                hypocrite Software | Cleek

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                                  hypocrite Software | Cleek

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                                  kerry voter

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                                    Yes, it wasn't until 1959 when a great anti-imperialist fought back and changed everything. Since then things have been wonderful in Cuba, why else would you have visited? "Hey, let's go visit an island in the Caribbean led by a communist totalitarian dictator who's been oppressing his people for the past 45 years. Yippe! I hear the beaches are beautiful and the women cheap." X| Alvaro


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                                    Is that because Castro's regime is a dictatorship that it was marvellous before his arrival? :confused: Can't both situations be bad as well? :~


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                                      It would be worth if it stopped socialism. But unfortunately it didn't. (according to the black book: 80 mio. dead by socialistm and you can add victims of national socialism to this). No socialist has moral ground to talk about humanity. Tomaz

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                                      Tomaž Štih wrote: It would be worth if it stopped socialism To sectarianism you now add abjectness. Tomaž Štih wrote: 80 mio. dead by socialistm Oh, Stalin and Mao were socialist? I thought they were Marxist. Ah, fuck, I forgot once again you're unable to make distinction amongst any political philosophy which isn't yours. Tomaž Štih wrote: No socialist has moral ground to talk about humanity No libertarian believe in the concept of Humanity.


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                                        See above. He was the only one with enough charisma to unite french and german socialists. After his dead, both parties betrayed their ideals, and the french socialists entered in the "Union Sacrée"[^] (August 4) when the German socialists voted the war credits (also on August 4). Would both parties opposed the war would have been the story quiet different. WW1 was an industrial war and a war of mass : it would have been impossible without the participation of the working classes.


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                                        I guess I don't find it very convincing that everyone would've acted differently if he were still alive. If he hadn't managed to build up a sufficient pro-peace movement to prevent them from joining the Union Sacree on Auguest 4th (merely five days after his death), I seriously doubt he could've worked enough miracles to change that in the following five days. I doubt that he would've been able to overcome the motivation to provide a unified defense against German invasion through the use of an international socialist movement. More likely, I would think, is that he would've motivated French workers to oppose the war, thus undermining France's defense. (For better or worse) maybe that would've saved lives and shortened the war by providing Germany with a swift victory. ----------------------------------------------------- Bush To Iraqi Militants: 'Please Stop Bringing It On' - The Onion "Moore's prominent presence in the news brings to light some serious questions, such as 'Can't he at least try to look presentable?'" - The Onion

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                                          compassionate humanity is certain failure Compassionate humanity? Forcefully robbing people of their property and giving it to your voters? That's a first. Tomaz

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                                          Tomaž Štih wrote: Forcefully robbing people of their property and giving it to your voters? Right because the core philosophy of Liberalism is to oppress the rich! :laugh::laugh: Next?

                                          "No matter where you go, there your are." - Buckaroo Banzai

                                          -pete

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