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Karl Marx (Marxism) and Communism Brought Death to Millions: Over 65 Million and Counting

I'm not going to agree with every tenet of the attached article but here's a quote:

Typically, leftists have responded to the accusations levelled at “communism” by discussing the accuracy of the statistics cited and the logic of the arguments proposed. As Chomsky (2016) ably argued, using findings from Amartya Sen, we can apply the same approach of the authors of BBC to conclude that in India the democratic capitalist “experiment” since 1947 has caused more deaths than in the entire history of the “colossal, wholly failed … experiment” of Communism everywhere since 1917: over 100 million deaths by 1979, tens of millions more since, in India alone.
This should put the matter to rest, but we could and should go even further and blame capitalists for all the deaths related to colonialism, imperialism, inter-capitalist wars, famines, and premature deaths due to industrial accidents, workplace negligence, and inadequate healthcare provision in all the countries outside the “Communist Bloc.” When doing this, the figure for the victims of capitalism doubtless ranges to levels that easily dwarf that mythical 100 million. The amount of death traceable to free-market policies is staggering, including such horrors as the wilful poisoning of local inhabitants at Minimata (Japan) and more recently at Flint (Michigan, US), as well as the Bhopal “accident” (India), the worst industrial accident ever. Yet searching for and acquiring all the gruesome information would need years of dedicated study, alongside generous funding. The task would be as monumental as the sheer enormity of capitalist destructiveness (for a more thorough account based on several regional case studies, see Leech 2012).

Again, in a perfect world there would be an ever regulated mix of capitalist and socialist ideas/frameworks.

 
I wasn't. Was there a Cooler revolution?
The OP threw out about 5 different thread topics in 30 mins. It's like he swallowed the red pill and then came on here to tell everyone about it.

It didn't work out well.
 
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I'm not going to agree with every tenet of the attached article but here's a quote:



Again, in a perfect world there would be an ever regulated mix of capitalist and socialist ideas/frameworks.


No thank you. In a perfect world Central Banks/Governments don’t have total control of the currency. It's the main driver of government waste, income inequality, and etc. Socialism sucks, my friend:) You don’t want it.
 
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No thank you. In a perfect world Central Banks/Governments don’t have total control of the currency. It's the main driver of government waste, income inequality, and etc. Socialism sucks, my friend:) You don’t want it.
The main driver of government waste and income inequality is greed.

And that, regrettably, is present in any man made undertaking. We really are a flawed species. Probably the most flawed to ever exist on Earth. I'll leave out the platypus.
 
We seem to be finally on the way to preventing the death toll we'd see from Trumpism taking hold.

Maybe that extended right arm "salute" finally shook enough people. Or maybe just the combined weight of all the various grifts.
 
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Never could figure out why the MTG divorce thread stands and those don’t. The Beta male thread particularly had potential about duties and responsibilities. I had a great post about tandem riding all thought out about that.
Troll baiting thread subjects damn near always result in food fights. It sets the tone for the thread.
 
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Troll baiting thread subjects damn near always result in food fights. It sets the tone for the thread.
If that was the OP's intent then they're the worst troll on the internet. Can't imagine anyone hoping to start a fight over Marxism. The 1960s called, but no one answered.
 
Never could figure out why the MTG divorce thread stands and those don’t. The Beta male thread particularly had potential about duties and responsibilities. I had a great post about tandem riding all thought out about that.
Because Doc didn't title his thread "MTG's husband filed for divorce because all republicans are hypocrites who hate families."
 
Never could figure out why the MTG divorce thread stands and those don’t. The Beta male thread particularly had potential about duties and responsibilities. I had a great post about tandem riding all thought out about that.
The thread title you're defending contained ad hominem attacks, something your signature would suggest you abhor. I guess your abhorrence is selective, though, as the targets were people you don't like.
 
If that was the OP's intent then they're the worst troll on the internet. Can't imagine anyone hoping to start a fight over Marxism. The 1960s called, but no one answered.

That was an explanation for the threads that were locked or deleted on Friday, not this thread.
 
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The thread title you're defending contained ad hominem attacks, something your signature would suggest you abhor. I guess your abhorrence is selective, though, as the targets were people you don't like.
You are correct. Nevertheless I thought numbers 6, 7, 9, 10, & 11 had a lot of potential for interesting discussion.
 
stoll has full and complete access to everything.
Haven’t gotten my ebook on mod powers and been too busy to learn by trial and error.

I’ve noticed many deletions while scanning threads. They seem one sided but I am biased. I disagree with pretty much all deletions but you’re certainly allowed to do as you please.
 
Seems like they're hiding the secret codes from Stoll.
Yes. He snuck free just long enough to confirm what we already knew. Blatant bias. Probably time to shut the board down. Who owns this goofy site? That cavanaugh guy? Might want to reach out to him. Absent that change the board to something else. No more politics. Hell make it a soccer board. Champions league tomorrow.
 
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The problem with the mods here is that none of them have ever been banned. If you’re going to wield that power, you need to have been on the receiving end of it. With that in mind, it stands to reason that we should give Farva moderator powers in whatever iteration he is posting under these days.
 
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