Are you giving up on debating Venezuela, Fiddler? Forgive me, but it seems like you're all about offering opinions but not so forthcoming with actual details to support of justify them.
It's interesting that you talk about how the proletariat suffer under a communist state, given the report published today by Britain's National Equality Panel. Ian 2010/1/27 fiddler <[email protected]> > I still find it shocking that intelligent people subscribe to such a > corrupt and dehumanising concept as communism. It doesn't work, not in > human nor fiscal manners. It does insure that workers will always be > workers, and that all of the money stays in the hands of those higher > up like stalin, mao, and chavez. After all, the poor little proles > just wouldn't be able to use it effectively, right? > > On Jan 27, 6:05 am, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > > Fiddler, the article said precisely nothing about your claims of Chavez > > causing a "growing percentage of poor", "arresting and murdering > opposition > > members", or "arresting the economy and preventing growth". > > > > As for Chavez's education reforms, remember one of his first acts was to > > abolish the registration fee of state schools and thus extend education > to > > anyone who wanted it. Those people who want to be educated by non-state > > schools are free to do so (you wouldn't know it from the shrill American > > commentary). > > > > Quite aside from this, it is ridiculous to expect that the proletariat of > a > > worker state -- especially one in political transition (Weydemeyer would > > call it "dictatorship of the proletariat") -- to be educated in toward > > capitalist ideals! I was forced to read Marx, Lenin, Engels, Guevara, and > > Bolivar when I studied politics at college -- I was pissed off and bored, > > but I wasn't claiming a violation of my human rights! > > > > Ian > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
