"Let me be specific Communism does not equal socialism. If you think otherwise then you are woefully ignorant of both."
This was covered in an early post. You may have forgotten or not read it. "My favourite government. So now you're a mind reader? Such arrogance." I seemed to have touched a nerve. I didn't know you were so hyper sensitive to this issue. My bad. "You only have your own bigotry that you follow quite assiduously." Now, who is mind reading? What is my bigotry. Please fill me in. "Socialism is not Communism. IN fact in Poland and Czechoslovakia the right after the Soviets took over the first people the NKVD killed were the members of the socialist parties that stayed in country." Again, this was covered in an earlier post. A socialist/communist government killing dissidents. That's original. By the way, you know that the Soviets where the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Just say' n. "I also noticed that you did not respond to my statement about socialist countries having fewer atrocities than Communist regimes or Nazism. " Nazism was national socialism. It does not fit the mold you want so you throw it out. "Let me repeat, eventually it may get through, socialism != communism. " Let me repeat, this was covered in an earlier post. "Read a bit on political economy before parroting right wing propaganda." Sure Larry. I'll do that if you read a little history. Start with Stalin, then Mao, then the Khmer Rouge. Throw in Hitler. I'll read some Marx and Keynes. Basically, I have said mass atrocities seem to occur under socialist/communist regimes. I have not said all socialist or communist governments. I have not said socialism or communism is evil in and of themselves. You seem to be very passionate about this issue Larry. I wonder why? J - No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. - Mark Twain The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provisions should be made to prevent its ascendancy. - Thomas Jefferson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:326346 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
