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Deviousness `TimberClipse's dedication to our community is without question. From developing helpful tutorials, to being a community leader in groups such as #fella and #deviant365, you can always find Zev connecting with all areas of our community in order to spread his infectious enthusiasm and inspiring positivity. We are delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2012 to `TimberClipse, congratulations! Read More
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Communism - Captivity! :@
Typically those who believe communism is a good idea are simply looking for an alternative to what they believe is the "evil, greed-driven system" known as capitalism. This usually stems from a popular misconception that the current economic situation we face is a result of "the failure of capitalism". I would argue that capitalism hasn't failed us- we have failed capitalism. We have grown the government sufficiently to allow chrony-capitalism to infiltrate every corner of our economy. Use your rebellious spirit to combat the forces chrony-capitalism.
All of these Che pictures portraying the good and freedom are either uneducated or are just hypocrites.
Bottom line.
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Behind enemy lines.
@rixxon: I'd say it's compatible with either model. It blends the competitive side of capitalism with the non-monetary sharing of socialism/communism in a way that neither violates the principles of either (no one's taxes are being sent to another, and no one is "better off" than another) nor carries the conjectured disadvantages of either (no one stops producing because of the availability - in fact it's giving corporations a run for their money - and no one is disadvantaged by another's success). However, I would argue that it requires a larger system, in this case capitalism, in order to be sustainable, and might not work great for things other than software.
Personally I don't think either system is perfect but, with bias from my background, I believe that 1) neither will work the way it should because they both assume rational, responsible people (if that were a solid assumption then either would be fine); and 2) capitalism doesn't go wrong nearly as bad as communism did.
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I'm Dr. House's bastard little brother.