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Title: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: asdf2231 on September 24, 2008, 11:12:20 AM
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Taverner  (1000+ posts)       Tue Sep-23-08 12:52 PM
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Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
This goes on every 10-20 years. The economy crumbles, and people lose jobs, the rich get richer, and the coffers get emptied into rich people's pockets. Yay!

So why don't people get it through their thick skulls: Capitalism has Failed. Epic Fail. It will fail again, and again. This is a margin call, basically. The rich want our money, and something like this comes along to wipe us all out.

The rich never liked the Middle Class anyway - they are more informed than the poor and they vote. So Capitalism is a tool to eradicate the Middle Class.

Think about what made the Middle Class - it wasn't tax cuts. It was programs, SOCIALIST programs like the G I Bill, like Pell Grants, and Public Works programs. It wasn't Bush's Tax Cuts, and it wasn't invading any country that has resources we want.

So tell me - when can we seize the means of production and start singing the Internationale. I'm ready...
Because the world really wants to see 5,000 fat ass hippies singing "Arise ye prisoners of STARVATION"...

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Taverner  (1000+ posts)       Tue Sep-23-08 12:59 PM
Response to Reply #3
4. Capitalism has no mechanism for safeguarding Democracy
 In fact its almost like a virus that infects democracy.

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tama (837 posts)     Tue Sep-23-08 02:37 PM
Response to Reply #30
31. Maybe
 past tense would be more appropriate? "Captialism had its place" in the great scheme of things - but for gods' sake, if we call ourselves homo SAPIENS, lets try to learn from the mistakes and not repeat them.


 
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BraneMatter (99 posts)      Wed Sep-24-08 10:40 AM
Response to Reply #30
52. Yeah, in Hell...
 America is rotting because of capitalist greed.

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  tama (837 posts)     Tue Sep-23-08 01:37 PM
Response to Reply #5
20. Capitalism has worked extremely well
 in destroying the ecosystems of this planet that also human life depends on, is a part of. 


 
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MercutioATC  (1000+ posts)       Tue Sep-23-08 01:49 PM
Response to Reply #20
24. Well, yeah. It's also lowered the infant mortality rate, raised life expectencies,
 provided things like communications and medical care, etc.

The planet would be much better off if we all swung from trees and only lived to be 30, but I don't think that's the argument here.

 

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tama (837 posts)     Tue Sep-23-08 01:54 PM
Response to Reply #24
25. Oh no,
 I'm sure there is no argument. Mother nature doesn't argue or negotiate. It's "tough love", all the way...

And as for the "primitive" way of life, please try re-educate yourself instead of believing the hobbesian shite.


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tama (837 posts)     Wed Sep-24-08 11:02 AM
Response to Reply #49
65. "Acceptable"
 Well, to begin with, what you Euro-Americans mean by "progress" is by rule non-acceptable to the peoples you conquer and slaughter in the name of your "progress". White man's burden, manifest destiny and all that progressive shit...


 
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MercutioATC  (1000+ posts)       Wed Sep-24-08 11:08 AM
Response to Reply #65
70. Ok, I think I know where you stand. Your stance is a little extreme for me.
 We're probably going to disagree on this issue.



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tama (837 posts)     Wed Sep-24-08 11:25 AM
Response to Reply #70
77. "Little extreme"
 is rather your perpetual war against us, the decent people.
 


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MercutioATC  (1000+ posts)       Wed Sep-24-08 11:33 AM
Response to Reply #77
85. Yes, I'm sure you're right.
 

Like I said, we're probably just going to have to admit we don't agree.


 
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tama (837 posts)     Wed Sep-24-08 11:52 AM
Response to Reply #85
88. Opinions
 can be agreed or disagreed, every asshole has an opinion and that does not make the asshole anything but an asshole.

There is more to matters of life and death than mere personal opinions. There are conscience, ethics, etc., there is the voice of Nature. Progressive concept of time is Chronos like: perpetual revolution kept in motion by eating the children, eating more and more at at constantly increasing pace for more and more generations to come - not.

What your tribe is doing to other tribes and especially to your own fills me with great sadness.


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tama (837 posts)     Tue Sep-23-08 02:00 PM
Response to Reply #18
27. A dictum subsumed
 by even more general principle: Any system dependent on unlimited growth in a limited environment fails without exception. In the end, every cancer growth is suicidal.



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Odin2005  (1000+ posts)       Tue Sep-23-08 03:59 PM
Response to Reply #27
36. You have a stupidly mercantilist view of economic growth.
 Doesn't surprise me though, such anti-growth views are typical of pseudo-Green misanthropes like yourself. Not all economic goods are physical things, which is why the mercantilist notion of economic growth is false. In the future or and more of the economy will be dominated by nonphysical goods, this is called the Information Age for a reason. Indeed, resource limitations and technology-based increases in efficiency will cause that to happen.



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tama (837 posts)     Tue Sep-23-08 05:05 PM
Response to Reply #36
39. Misanthrope?
 If you really want to know, I don't consider the likes of you real human beings, were are not of the same species. A sworn Homo Consumericus is not worthy of the name Sapiens, living its machine like existence in total denial of responsibility and prudent shame.


These people should know better than to try to talk sense to a Hairyleggus Homovacuous.

 


Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: Chris_ on September 24, 2008, 11:32:28 AM
...sounds like the rant of a DUmmie who just got fired for being to lazy to show up for work...again.   :whatever:
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: FlaGator on September 24, 2008, 11:38:57 AM
"Capitalism is bad" they say as the type from their inexpensive mass produced computers, eating from bags of inexpensive cheetos and dreaming socialist dreams where they would have neither of these things.
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: jukin on September 24, 2008, 11:48:21 AM
Actually what this proves is socialism does not work.  It was the left forcing socialism in making loans to people that could not afford them.  This socialist scheme trying to make equality of outcomes brought this mess. It was Carter starting the high risk loans and then Clinton forcing banks to make loans or be punished (Janet Reno). It was the democrats in both the HOR and the Senate that stopped more aggressive means testing and cracking down on the piggy banks freddie and fannie.  Yes this is yet another failure of socialism.  At least this time sixty million people did not die.

If any DUmbass can prove this wrong, please do so.

Come on over you won't be thrown out for having the wron..opposing viewpoint.
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: JohnnyReb on September 24, 2008, 11:52:00 AM
The problem with todays capitalism is damn socialist screwing with it, trying to use it for "social engineering".


The cream comes to the top, the dregs sink to the bottom. With socialism we all sink and suffer equally. Screw you DUmmies.
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: delilahmused on September 24, 2008, 12:07:25 PM
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MercutioATC  (1000+ posts)       Tue Sep-23-08 01:49 PM
Response to Reply #20
24. Well, yeah. It's also lowered the infant mortality rate, raised life expectencies,
 provided things like communications and medical care, etc.

The planet would be much better off if we all swung from trees and only lived to be 30, but I don't think that's the argument here.

You'd think that would be the one positive for them. Doesn't that reflect the Messiah's abortion stance?

Cindie
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: Toastedturningtidelegs on September 24, 2008, 12:27:43 PM
Holy Shit Asdf! You hit the motherload of lunacy with that thread! :o
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: JohnnyReb on September 25, 2008, 12:19:18 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080925/ap_on_re_as/as_china_elite_foods

This was a piece about the milk scare in China......but it mostly unmasks the socialist dual class system that the DUmmies just plain refuse to believe exists. The leaders get the very best and the rest ...well they get trash.
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on September 25, 2008, 01:14:35 AM
Capitalism is playing Russian Roulette by spinning the cylinder and pulling the trigger

Socialalism is playing Russian Roulette with a semi-auto
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: Red October on September 25, 2008, 01:24:21 AM
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If you really want to know, I don't consider the likes of you real human beings, were are not of the same species. A sworn Homo Consumericus is not worthy of the name Sapiens, living its machine like existence in total denial of responsibility and prudent shame.

Those who believe in free markets and don't bow at the altar of socialism aren't human beings.  Nice.  I believe this "tama" freak could write a smashing sequel to Mein Kampf.  :puke:
 
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: Carl on September 25, 2008, 05:30:28 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080925/ap_on_re_as/as_china_elite_foods

This was a piece about the milk scare in China......but it mostly unmasks the socialist dual class system that the DUmmies just plain refuse to believe exists. The leaders get the very best and the rest ...well they get trash.

I`m not sure they refuse to believe it exists but instead in their idiotic,delusional thinking somehow believe they will be in that ruling upper class.

Communism as always been about the enrichment of a very few off the enforced destitution of the masses.
The barrel of a gun ensures that you have no opportunity to better yourself.
That is the inevitable outcome of any type of Marxist stystem.
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: BlueStateSaint on September 25, 2008, 07:04:35 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080925/ap_on_re_as/as_china_elite_foods

This was a piece about the milk scare in China......but it mostly unmasks the socialist dual class system that the DUmmies just plain refuse to believe exists. The leaders get the very best and the rest ...well they get trash.

I`m not sure they refuse to believe it exists but instead in their idiotic,delusional thinking somehow believe they will be in that ruling upper class.

Communism as always been about the enrichment of a very few off the enforced destitution of the masses.
The barrel of a gun ensures that you have no opportunity to better yourself.
That is the inevitable outcome of any type of Marxist stystem.

Given the preponderance over there of anti-gunners, the fact that they lack the thing in red above is what will ensure an epic fail.
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: TheSarge on September 25, 2008, 07:18:32 AM
Holy Shit Asdf! You hit the motherload of lunacy with that thread! :o

Scratch a Liberal find a Communist.
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: CactusCarlos on September 25, 2008, 05:06:41 PM
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Taverner  (1000+ posts)       Tue Sep-23-08 12:52 PM
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Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?

...

So tell me - when can we seize the means of production and start singing the Internationale. I'm ready...

They don't even try to hide it anymore.
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: Splashdown on September 25, 2008, 05:59:48 PM
This is strange, because communism has worked every time it's tried...


... oh wait... :whatever:
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: Vagabond on September 26, 2008, 06:34:56 AM
What would these idiotw do with the "means of production" anyway?  It's not as if they would actually know what to do.  I can safely ensure they would fail in a much shorter period of time than the Soviet Union.
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on September 26, 2008, 08:50:33 AM
Actually what this proves is socialism does not work.  It was the left forcing socialism in making loans to people that could not afford them.  This socialist scheme trying to make equality of outcomes brought this mess. It was Carter starting the high risk loans and then Clinton forcing banks to make loans or be punished (Janet Reno). It was the democrats in both the HOR and the Senate that stopped more aggressive means testing and cracking down on the piggy banks freddie and fannie.  Yes this is yet another failure of socialism.  At least this time sixty million people did not die.

If any DUmbass can prove this wrong, please do so.

Come on over you won't be thrown out for having the wron..opposing viewpoint.

You're definitely on the right track, the root of the current distress isn't fundamentally due to capitalism, it is due to government meddling (in the form of huge Government organizations doling out 'free' money to make bad loans on an immense scale over many years, for reasons of social pollicy with no sound economic analysis).  The thundering depth of DUmmie ignorance and misinterpretation is much what one would expect from such an ill-informed crew. 
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: Gwitness on September 26, 2008, 09:08:15 AM
I may be wrong but..........The DUmp strikes me as being full of college students "educated" beyond their intellect.
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: Chris_ on September 26, 2008, 10:14:17 AM
I may be wrong but..........The DUmp strikes me as being full of college students "educated" beyond their intellect.

They never went to college, that involves work.
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: jukin on September 26, 2008, 11:16:27 AM
Check out this video.  It takes ten minutes but is one of the best and most concise on the democrat party fingers in this meltdown.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5tZc8oH--o&eurl=http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/26/video-financial-crisis-in-10-minutes-or-less/>

Community reinvestment act[/url]

Socialism just does not work.

SUCK IT DUmmies!!
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: tuolumnejim on September 26, 2008, 11:17:34 AM
I think I found the DUmmie's source for his screed.  :bird:

Link (http://www.marxist.com/capitalism-has-failed-period.htm)

If this doesn't tell anyone about the DUmmie mentality then nothing will.  :banghead:
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: Wretched Excess on September 26, 2008, 11:18:11 AM
Check out this video.  It takes ten minutes but is one of the best and most concise on the democrat party fingers in this meltdown.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5tZc8oH--o&eurl=http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/26/video-financial-crisis-in-10-minutes-or-less/>

Community reinvestment act[/url]

Socialism just does not work.

SUCK IT DUmmies!!

this is a great link, but do you have to post it to every thread in the forum?  jeeez.  I thought I was losing my marbles . . . and I just don't have many of those left to begin with.
Title: Re: Capitalism has Failed. Is it time to seize the means of production yet?
Post by: Tnafbrat on September 26, 2008, 11:19:40 AM
yup, ranks right up there with socialism