Political Discussion

Cloud Strife · Post by **Cloud Strife** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 4:27 pm

Let's stop the train right now. I think people are missing what is true communism and socialism. The USSR was never communist in the operational sense, good and services were not distributed fairly and a small clique of party intellectuals and strongmen made all the choices in a very centralised system. Communism at it's heart is an attack on centralization of industry, government and religion and the Soviet Union was one of the most centralized nations on earth. Even the Red Army High Command during WWII couldn't make choices without poltical officers okaying them.

With that out of the way... onto China.

China is once again, not communist. It's an oligarchy dominated by the Politbuero memebers. Ever since the 1980s the offical slogan has been "To be rich is to be glorious" or something to that effect and the government has allowed basically a captalist system to take hold on the basis that it brings in more jobs and money. The regime is only repressive when it enounters threats to it's continuance in power, i.e. democratic reformers and the like. It doesn't care if you make a lot of money and opress the innocents, as long as you pay your "taxes" and be loyal communists they could careless.

We can't say a communist regime wouldn't work since a true Marxist state has never exsisted on the face of the earth.

Post by **ann** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:13 pm

... and that would be the reason for the communism will never arrive joke cycles.

Read before rant!

KDS · Post by **KDS** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:56 pm

So, what are the opinions of those in the US on President Bush's pick for the Supreme Court position?

fallen_saint · Post by **fallen_saint** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:06 pm

well, i am hoping the nominee is liberal on every issue economic and social (especially on this one)...

Galagros · Post by **Galagros** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:41 pm

fallen_saint wrote:well, i am hoping the nominee is liberal on every issue economic and social (especially on this one)...

I've never heard of the guy he chose, but from what I read he doesn't sound liberal at all.

...as if Bush would have chosen a liberal.

KDS · Post by **KDS** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:30 pm

Apparently from what I've heard, which isn't alot, this guy is Super Conservative Man.

It did surprise me though when he did not nominate a female to replace a female. Any female opinions on the matter?

Xiang Zhuang · Post by **Xiang Zhuang** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:34 pm

Well, it is very likely that at least one more judge will step down soon. Rehnquist says he won't, but it might only be a matter of time before he has to. And I am pretty sure that someone else was considering retirement very heavily. He has time to nominate a woman yet.

There probably isn't a requirement that a woman has to be nominated, since Ruth Bader Gingsburg is still there. But there will always be a woman on the Supreme Court from here on out, I'm pretty sure.

KDS · Post by **KDS** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:39 pm

Agreed. The Chief Justice is on his last legs.

Hmm... ironic. Much of the justices were brought in during conservative eras and now being replaced during conservative eras.

fallen_saint · Post by **fallen_saint** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:18 pm

that's not ironic, it's a tradegy, =-(

Galagros · Post by **Galagros** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:44 pm

Also, notice that the new guy is really young (50s), meaning he will be there for a loooong time.