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Originally posted by ANOK
reply to post by Merinda
Just because something is equal it doesn't make it communism.
Equality is just a result of the means of production being owned in common, instead of by a few private owners.
It's not like communism is equality no matter what. In fact nothing can ever be truly equal. The aim of communism/socialism is the end of capitalism, and the means of production owned in common by those who work. It doesn't create complete equality, it just makes the economy more equal, because no one has the advantage of a monopoly of ownership of the means to produce.
Originally posted by ThirdEyeofHorus
You forget to explain that in practice, the means of production is actually owned and centrally controlled by the STATE and therefore the proletariat never control anything and the State never withers away. That is the reality here and the NWO Totalitarian One World Govt will leave the wealthy controllers in place.
Originally posted by korathin
America is already a communist country, owned by foreign(British) capitalists.
Originally posted by beezzer
The US is driving AWAY from a representative republic.
Whether our destination is near communism, socialism, fascism, corporatism, or -ism is anyone's guess.
Originally posted by beezzer
All these terms!
I like simple.
We are here--------------------------------------------------> Slavery (this is where we are heading)
Originally posted by jacobe001
If the simple definition of Communism is one where the state controls the economy
state capitalism
state capitalism
noun
a form of capitalism in which the central government controls most of the capital, industry, natural resources, etc.
Originally posted by jacobe001
Regardless of what we have, it sure is not "Free Market Capitalism" and the military I served in is not about defending our "freedoms" but for stealing my tax dollars to protect the interests of the Big "Multi National Corporations and Global Banking Cartel that owe no allegiance to this country.