This is what we call a stramwan. No one said he literally became Hitler. He did push things toward authoritarianism and fascism. We were lucky that time that he and his backers were mostly disorganized with no clear plan. Mostly, it was just him saying and doing anything he thought would gain...
Right, only the ones you have a pre-existing bias against and refuse to engage honestly with. So, instead of honest discussion you choose childish insults, hostility and silly nonsense like claiming they "need a spanking".
I didn't miss anything. I realize it's a response to a different...
Says the guy who started a whole thread to project his outrage and then insult anyone who disagreed with him without actually answering honest questions and comments. Pretty rich. I'm sure you'll come back with even more nonsense while completely avoiding legitimate discussion, though.
I wish you wouldn't go on these days-long troll jobs and waste everyone's time with your nonsense. Sadly, I doubt you'll listen to reason and try to engage in an honest discussion. You'll just continue to use this infantile tactic to insult those who are trying to engage you in that honest...
I wouldn't say it's ironic that you did just that, but it is sadly expected. Seriously, you'll have a lot more fun engaging in honest discussion where you present actual cogent points, rather than snarky drivel.
So, then, what is it about a country's government owning the means of production that causes this brutal oppression and starvation? What's the connection?
Hey! Congrats on continuing to post complete drivel in an apparent attempt to waste everyone's time with your utter tripe!
So, go ahead and run along. Unless you decide you want to engage in an honest discussion where you actually say coherent, honest things. (I won't hold my breath.)
Correct. I don't need to. I already understand. You refuse to read whole posts, because apparently it's either too tough for you, or you prefer to be dishonest. So, it would be best for all if you keep your dishonest and run along.
Nope. You mentioned some areas that you say are highly regulated. You didn't explain in what ways they are.
Nope. Sorry that I'm actually trying to have a discussion on a discussion board, and you don't like that I'm asking you to actually support your claims with specifics. But I'm not going...
No need to try. I already understand it, which is why I'm accurately pointing out that your OP contradicts your subsequent claim. Of course if all you're interested in is making silly snide remarks that don't foster discussion, then maybe don't waste everyone's time.
You didn't explain in what ways those things are "highly regulated". And again, as I mentioned, "a lot of regulation" doesn't mean "good or proper regulation".
I've read it plenty, thanks. I didn't make an error. Your OP was without nuance or "spectra". Then you said you see spectra. Those two things contradict each other.
"Highly regulated" is too vague. In what ways is it regulated? I can give you plenty of ways it's unregulated or regulated improperly due to influence of the wealthy.
I mean, sure, you don't have to. Only if you want your claim to be taken seriously.
No, it doesn't "just make sense". You tried this before, and I explained that this doesn't work. If all you can say is "it just makes sense", you have no argument. If it made that much sense, you'd be able to...
Yes, you've claimed this before. It doesn't matter how much it costs. The question is whether Europe spending more on their militaries would mean the U.S. spending less on stuff like this. It was established earlier that it wouldn't because America would still want to maintain our presence in...
In other words, Marx's ideas are perfectly fine and not vile. I'm glad you agree. If you want to get into a discussion of societies that have made attempts at implementing some of his ideas, that's a separate discussion.