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Well, if I must be labelled, I'd prefer to harken back to the source, Karl Marx. I'd prefer "Marxist". It avoids all that unfortunate USSR, Vietnam, etc. baggage associated with "communist".
More people should read the philosophical/humanist early writings of the young Karl, before Das Kapital. They would be surprised, and I expect, impressed.
Well, if I must be labelled, I'd prefer to harken back to the source, Karl Marx. I'd prefer "Marxist". It avoids all that unfortunate USSR, Vietnam, etc. baggage associated with "communist".
More people should read the philosophical/humanist early writings of the young Karl, before Das Kapital. They would be surprised, and I expect, impressed.
Bob A
I have read it. I am not impressed particularly when you contrast his writings with the way he lived his life. Marxism has never worked anywhere. New experiments will predictably lead to situations where millions die at the hands of these social architects.
Well, if I must be labelled, I'd prefer to harken back to the source, Karl Marx. I'd prefer "Marxist". It avoids all that unfortunate USSR, Vietnam, etc. baggage associated with "communist".
More people should read the philosophical/humanist early writings of the young Karl, before Das Kapital. They would be surprised, and I expect, impressed.
Bob A
Hi Bob A.
Of course I was being sarcastic. I know you realize this, but just in case some others don’t, let me spell it out……….we both have been labeled “communists” from time to time, whenever we dare to question our so called free market capitalist system. The term Marxist also carries some heavy baggage, so I would steer clear of that one also. I don’t believe any one label can adequately define you, or me. But I think we should go with “free market social democrat”. What do you think?
I don’t believe any one label can adequately define you, or me. But I think we should go with “free market social democrat”. What do you think?
Hi Bob G:
Yup!! Agree! In fact that is the one I use when I know the "Marxist" label is going to lead to trouble. I really find good in both, and politics is the art of the possible. So the NDP can become the next federal government of Canada (and will as the one with the famous name continues to implode!).
There is not even a Marxist Party of Canada to my knowledge (I believe it is the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada, one I do not support). Sigh, I'm going to have to start my own MPC.
Of course I was being sarcastic. I know you realize this, but just in case some others don’t, let me spell it out……….we both have been labeled “communists” from time to time, whenever we dare to question our so called free market capitalist system. The term Marxist also carries some heavy baggage, so I would steer clear of that one also. I don’t believe any one label can adequately define you, or me. But I think we should go with “free market social democrat”. What do you think?
Governments bail out the failures. That's crony capitalism, not free-market capitalism.
"Tom is a well known racist, and like most of them he won't admit it, possibly even to himself." - Ed Seedhouse, October 4, 2020.
Yup!! Agree! In fact that is the one I use when I know the "Marxist" label is going to lead to trouble. I really find good in both, and politics is the art of the possible. So the NDP can become the next federal government of Canada (and will as the one with the famous name continues to implode!).
There is not even a Marxist Party of Canada to my knowledge (I believe it is the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada, one I do not support). Sigh, I'm going to have to start my own MPC.
2. I'm not a big history fan. So I'm not too concerned about the judgment of humanity on the Bolsheviks. My new "Canadian Marxist Party" (I've decided to change the name from the Marxist Party of Canada) will look forward, not backward. It will cut a new path, and be distinctively Canadian!!
2. I'm not a big history fan. So I'm not too concerned about the judgment of humanity on the Bolsheviks. My new "Canadian Marxist Party" (I've decided to change the name from the Marxist Party of Canada) will look forward, not backward. It will cut a new path, and be distinctively Canadian!!
Bob A
Hi Bob,
I won't be voting for your new political party. I prefer the Conservatives.
Will you be fielding a full slate of candidates or running yourself? Possible there is a small wager in the success or lack thereof.
Re: Rob Ford and the ideology of "dark politics"
I think the infighting among liberals, leading to the near destruction
of the party, really hurt social programs in Canada. It's hurt the middle
class as well. Many among them distrust the NDP, and won't vote
for them. So they either vote for the PCs, or just don't vote.
Re: Canadian University Tuition - Evidence of/Consequence of Can. Income Disparity?
A university degree is becoming out of reach.
But training in those university courses is becoming dirt
cheap through sites like www.udemy.com, which offer massive
online courses.
The teachers there are getting rich, because class enrollments of over
10,000 are not uncommon. That site is even starting to make millionaires
out of chess trainers.
The online universities like University of The People are offering Bachelors
degrees in Computer Science, or Business Admin, for only the cost of exams,
and a once only fee based on country of residence. Virtually for free.
So don't be surprised if existing universities become defunct anyway.
Last edited by Ed Zator; Friday, 28th February, 2014, 02:16 PM.
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Governments bail out the failures. That's crony capitalism, not free-market capitalism.
I see Windsor is taking out ads in the Toronto papers to defend the proposed taxpayer subsidy of Chrysler. The latest scuttlebut was that Chrysler was trying to get the feds to subsidize design work that was done in Detroit already as part of the claimed "Canadian" investment eligible for subsidy.
I see Windsor is taking out ads in the Toronto papers to defend the proposed taxpayer subsidy of Chrysler. The latest scuttlebut was that Chrysler was trying to get the feds to subsidize design work that was done in Detroit already as part of the claimed "Canadian" investment eligible for subsidy.
Here's the kind of wages the auto industry in Canada is up against.
Re: Middle Class Income Growth?: Canadian Income Distribution
When Canada's housing bubble bursts in those inflated pockets, then they should do a new net worth calculation. As Warren Buffett has said, "Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked." There are a lot of people out there who "own" houses, think the stock market is too dangerous, and believe that their particleboard structure on a tiny plot of land is immune to fluctuations. Insanity.
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