make it new. In fact, re-packaging an old pre-Marxist idea and calling it Marxism did not make it new (some of the earliest American pilgrims tried what would later be called Marxism, and it failed spectacularly).
This reminds me of all the "new age" garbage that was spreading in the 1980s - it was basically a bunch of old pagan junk re-branded so that the young-and-ignorant would buy into it.
Calling any old thing a new name does not change the fundamentals at all, it just fools people who do not know about
Capitalism doesn't add up, except for the wealthy.
Socialism is the way of the future and has only been made unsuccessful by capital putting trade embargoes on socialist countries until they give up and come back under capitalist control. Collectives can form very successful businesses.
Currency is only a counter of labour and goods. Capital has no intrinsic value apart from inflation and speculation.
Socialism has failed everywhere it's been tried. Even Bono of U2 has stated that capitalism has lifted more people out of poverty than anything else. Socialists are like antivaxers. Things have been so good for so long you, your parents, and maybe even your grandparents can't remember a time when things were truly bad. So you think you can forego capitalism and live in the fantasy world of socialism. And you can until you run out of everything capitalism provided. Strong men create good times. Good ti
Re-branding an old Marxist idea does not... (Score:1, Insightful)
make it new. In fact, re-packaging an old pre-Marxist idea and calling it Marxism did not make it new (some of the earliest American pilgrims tried what would later be called Marxism, and it failed spectacularly).
This reminds me of all the "new age" garbage that was spreading in the 1980s - it was basically a bunch of old pagan junk re-branded so that the young-and-ignorant would buy into it.
Calling any old thing a new name does not change the fundamentals at all, it just fools people who do not know about
Re:Re-branding an old Marxist idea does not... (Score:2)
Capitalism doesn't add up, except for the wealthy.
Socialism is the way of the future and has only been made unsuccessful by capital putting trade embargoes on socialist countries until they give up and come back under capitalist control. Collectives can form very successful businesses.
Currency is only a counter of labour and goods. Capital has no intrinsic value apart from inflation and speculation.
Re: Re-branding an old Marxist idea does not... (Score:2)
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Socialism has failed everywhere it's been tried.
Assuming the American definition of "socialism" where it's the same as communism and communism is the same as Stalinism.
Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create bad times. Bad times create strong men.
Bullshit.
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Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create bad times. Bad times create strong men.
The people who love this saying always consider themselves the "strong men". In reality, they're always the "weak men".