[kj] (OT) SHOCK!!

[peter.west410]

I think the problem with Communism is that It's difficult to get people too work without any incentive on a country-wide scale.The only way too make people work hard is to offer an incentive (Either more money or not getting fired).
    Saying that it is possible on a small scale,Independent communities (like Kibbutz in Israel) where people work for each other for the common good and the results are tangible.If you could transfer that to a mass scale then it may be possible.
    Bin -Laden and co are not Communists or nationalists but religionists(Dont think thats a word,but you know what I mean)And Cuba depends on Western(Capitalist) tourist money too keep the economy going.
   I did visit China in it's communist days(late 80s)

  
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  From: GregSlawson at aol.com 
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  Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 6:36 PM
  Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) SHOCK!!


  First, you're right that many terrorists are middle-class or have middle or ruling class backing (like Bin Laden). THis backs up my argument that it's part of a fight between capitalists (Bin Laden represents Saudi capitalists who don't want to share oil profits w/the US, that's why they're nationalists). Second, it's obvious, like you said, that communism didn't work in places like N Korea, although in Cuba they've done some good stuff. But neither country had real communism, and no country today has it (Cuba being the only one that has some aspects of it). People (including communists) are intelligent and are capable of learning from mistakes of the past. People will be able to learn how to implement real communism, where there is not an elite class in control, and where, like you said, people treat each other well. I know the "human nature" argument will be parrotted next, but that's another story (try talking to biologists about human nature). 


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