NationStates Jolt Archive


Drums of war 2

Allers
16-07-2006, 22:35
Stalinist “communism” and reformist “socialism”
are merely variants of capitalism

Before going into what this world would involve and responding to some typical objections
let's discuus.
Mikesburg
16-07-2006, 22:59
I'm not quite sure what you're getting at here. Both have market mechanisms and currency, although I certainly wouldn't classify Stalinism as capitalism. It's a command economy controlled by the State, therefore there is no private investment (or capital) into business; an essential element of capitalism.

And 'socialism' has a variety of meanings in this day and age. To some, it simply means living in a capitalist society heavily monitored and influenced by the state. Perhaps this is what you mean?
Allers
16-07-2006, 23:17
I'm not quite sure what you're getting at here. Both have market mechanisms and currency, although I certainly wouldn't classify Stalinism as capitalism. It's a command economy controlled by the State, therefore there is no private investment (or capital) into business; an essential element of capitalism.

And 'socialism' has a variety of meanings in this day and age. To some, it simply means living in a capitalist society heavily monitored and influenced by the state. Perhaps this is what you mean?
see why this one is not spam
but if u say:
"The whole dream of democracy(as it is) is to elevate the proletarian to the level of the imbecility of the bourgeois "
may be we can talk about it. :rolleyes: