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"The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Um, off topic - have you actually read "Animal Farm", JR?"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostUm, off topic - have you actually read "Animal Farm", JR?
question, why do capitalists think citing Animal Farm justifies Capitalism.
Capitalists are the villains and the egalitarians are the good guys .
The invasion by the surrounding farmers imitates the intolerant Western "democracies" (Capitalists) who invaded to help the "White" Russians defeat the Bolsheviks (who won anyway) th UK, France and the USA interfering in the Russian CIVIL War.
The Capitalist Pigs pretending to be egalitarian leaders of the animals while trading for personal profit with the other farms.
.........have you read it?To say that crony capitalism is not true/free market capitalism, is like saying a grand slam is not true baseball, or like saying scoring a touchdown is not true American football ...Stefan Mykhaylo D
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Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View PostHummm, considering that many of us are descends of those American Indians and therefore it's inaccurate to claim they were 'murdered' since there's still millions of them and millions more with some ancestor that were part of the indigenous population. Likewise, last I checked, the ancestors of most modern blacks were actually captured by Europeans and brought over to the America's in some cases by Europeans and later on, by Americans (which I might add, was made illegal early on in US history). You're claims are rather inaccurate and questionable (to say the least), just as your claims about the disabled are rather inaccurate and questionable.To say that crony capitalism is not true/free market capitalism, is like saying a grand slam is not true baseball, or like saying scoring a touchdown is not true American football ...Stefan Mykhaylo D
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostPar for the course with jordanriver. I tried to engage him on Acts 4 earlier and he would do nothing more than repeatedly assert his position and refused to answer any questions on why he interprets the text the way he does. That won't fly on a debate site.
jubilee
easier for camel pass through the eye of needle than rich man see kingdom of heaven
Jesus kicking over the tables of the money lenders
and the Apostles living in a collective
.....I see a pattern here , don't you.To say that crony capitalism is not true/free market capitalism, is like saying a grand slam is not true baseball, or like saying scoring a touchdown is not true American football ...Stefan Mykhaylo D
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Originally posted by jordanriver View Postyou really believe your bs
It's not true that Europeans brought slaves to the new world?
It's not true that the US government made the slave trade illegal to the US, in the early 19th century, and the African squadron (using ships like the USS Constellation) didn't really exist?
Wow... go ahead... name a single fact I got wrong. I'll be waiting."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Originally posted by jordanriver View Postyes.
question, why do capitalists think citing Animal Farm justifies Capitalism.
Capitalists are the villains and the egalitarians are the good guys .
The invasion by the surrounding farmers imitates the intolerant Western "democracies" (Capitalists) who invaded to help the "White" Russians defeat the Bolsheviks (who won anyway) th UK, France and the USA interfering in the Russian CIVIL War.
The Capitalist Pigs pretending to be egalitarian leaders of the animals while trading for personal profit with the other farms.
.........have you read it?"The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View PostSo it's not true that millions of modern American's are dependents of the native population?
It's not true that Europeans brought slaves to the new world?
It's not true that the US government made the slave trade illegal to the US, in the early 19th century, and the African squadron (using ships like the USS Constellation) didn't really exist?
Wow... go ahead... name a single fact I got wrong. I'll be waiting.
so the Europeans are the ones who "enslaved" Africans and there was no slave trade in America?To say that crony capitalism is not true/free market capitalism, is like saying a grand slam is not true baseball, or like saying scoring a touchdown is not true American football ...Stefan Mykhaylo D
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Originally posted by jordanriver View Postso the trail of tears never happened
so the Europeans are the ones who "enslaved" Africans and there was no slave trade in America?
Can you find something that happened in the last century because believe it or not, dependents of the natives really do exist and slavery hasn't been legal in well over 6 generations. On the other hand, your communist friends are currently busy murdering people in the modern day."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View PostThe Trail of Tears was over 150 years ago.
Slavery was made illegal 150 years ago with the passing of the 13th amendment.
Can you find something that happened in the last century because believe it or not, dependents of the natives really do exist and slavery hasn't been legal in well over 6 generations. On the other hand, your communist friends are currently busy murdering people in the modern day.
The sausage when its packaged in its shiny plastic packaging and appetizing links an a platter or grilled breakfast patties on a clean breakfast buffet.
But Communism you only show how the sausage is made, slaughtering the pig, saving the snout and ears and eyeballs and gonads for the ingredients wrapped in intestinesTo say that crony capitalism is not true/free market capitalism, is like saying a grand slam is not true baseball, or like saying scoring a touchdown is not true American football ...Stefan Mykhaylo D
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Originally posted by jordanriver View Postah I see. You only want to present Capitalism' finished product,
The sausage when its packaged in its shiny plastic packaging and appetizing links an a platter or grilled breakfast patties on a clean breakfast buffet.
But Communism you only show how the sausage is made, slaughtering the pig, saving the snout and ears and eyeballs and gonads for the ingredients wrapped in intestines"The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View PostCapitalist didn't murder people on the scales that your communist friends did and it's been over a century since people have tried communism and it seems all communism was able to produce, in abundance, was massive amounts of poverty and piles of dead bodies. How many more piles of skulls will it take before you realize that communism is a total and complete failure and should be thrown into the dust bin of history?
you defend Americans one minute.
and the next minute you suggest Americans are capable of Russian-style and Cambodian-style and North Korean-style atrocitiesTo say that crony capitalism is not true/free market capitalism, is like saying a grand slam is not true baseball, or like saying scoring a touchdown is not true American football ...Stefan Mykhaylo D
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Originally posted by jordanriver View Postyes.
question, why do capitalists think citing Animal Farm justifies Capitalism.
Capitalists are the villains and the egalitarians are the good guys .
The invasion by the surrounding farmers imitates the intolerant Western "democracies" (Capitalists) who invaded to help the "White" Russians defeat the Bolsheviks (who won anyway) th UK, France and the USA interfering in the Russian CIVIL War.
The Capitalist Pigs pretending to be egalitarian leaders of the animals while trading for personal profit with the other farms.
.........have you read it?"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
"Forgiveness is the way of love." Gary Chapman
My Personal Blog
My Novella blog (Current Novella Begins on 7/25/14)
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostYep, I've read it - and the pigs were in control long before the farmers tried (and failed) to invade. As I recall, the pigs sold out their animal brethren, not from an allegiance to capitalism, but as the natural consequence of 'human' corruption. The communist pigs were 'more equal' and eventually became indistinguishable from their human, capitalist, counterparts. It's a cautionary tale about the dangers of power w/i a communist system and has nothing to do with justifying capitalism. Why do you assume that? My question was prompted by your avatar which gets it so grossly wrong.
I know its not about justifying capitalism.
Why do you think I asked "WHY do capitalists think citing Animal Farm justifies Capitalism".
I said capitalists use it to justify capitalism. Then I clearly said the book's villains were capitalists, so why would I be saying it justifies capitalism.
more likely it CONDEMNS capitalists, .....Orwell used PIGS for crying out loud to portray capitalists, GREEDY FREAKING PIGS!
It's a cautionary tale about the dangers of power w/i a communist system
George Orwell was a Socialist after all,
..... albeit anti-Communist .... but anti-Capitalist too:
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To say that crony capitalism is not true/free market capitalism, is like saying a grand slam is not true baseball, or like saying scoring a touchdown is not true American football ...Stefan Mykhaylo D
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