Because, unlike calling Bush a Nazi, the image above speaks the truth.

Also, because, quite frankly, communism isn't necessarily a bad thing, right Pat? After all, you're beloved Fidel is communist, right? What is so bad about Hillary coming out of the commie closet?

How does the image speak the truth? BTW, Fidel isn't a communist. He is a socialist.

How? Because many of Hillary's social programs could be compared to those of communism.

Secondly, no, Fidel is quite communist - when you sleep with the Soviets, you're kind of a commie.

But, so you don't have to do the "work," I've taken the liberty of Fidel himself saying that his movement isn't communist!

Straight from the horse's ass, I'd say!

Ummm no... Fidel is a Communist. Why? When was the last time he was elected as President of Cuba?

Socialism is the ultimate form of Democracy and Fidel doesn't buy into Democracy at all. In Socialism there are elections and people don't starve.

Fidel does have a decent Communist government, as far as Communist governments go...

I think somebody has been reading too much Short Course or way too much of The Great Offensive. Face it, those sources are way out dated...

I don't think there was much reading involved when it came to the formulation of the aforementioned *brilliant* statement regarding Señor Castro, MJ. :p

I don't think Hillary or Castro are Communists. Clinton seems to favor a lot of socialist ideas (I would have to disagree about socialism being "the ultimate form of democracy"), but I honestly don't think she's a communist.

Castro, while he was/is allied with communists, doesn't seem to me to be too concerned with any political-economic movements. He's a dictator and he's in charge. He doesn't seem to follow any school of though, at least not strictly. And I know he strongly distrusted the Soviets after the Cuban Missle Crisis in which his Khruschev used Castro and his country in a game of chicken against the U.S.

Socialism is, in its purest form, the ultimate form of Democracy.

Okay, explain this to me.

The economy would theoretically not be in the hands of the few and powerful, but of the masses, who would therefore vote and control the government.

But I thought under socialism only certain industries would be in government control, so wouldn't there still be room for people to become rich and powerful?

In a pure Socialist society, the people collectively own everything.

For further reading: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dmcm/Articles/FAQ.htm

But I thought under socialism only certain industries would be in government control, so wouldn't there still be room for people to become rich and powerful? [/b][/quote]Not if those industries were still governed in a democratic fashion. Whether this could actually happen in the presence of human nature is highly questionable, but if all industries were ruled by individuals in a communal, "what-is-best-for-everyone" society, it would be possible.

Okay, so the people collectively own everything, but how does that make it the ultimate form of democracy? Democracy is a form of government, where socialism is an economic system. Wouldn't the ultimate form of democrazy be a state in which people had the opportunity to vote on every single decision made? I just don't see the correlation here.

Thanks for the link explaining socialism, but I have to say, it's pretty one-sided; it borders on propaganda.

No, no, no... Pat is right. He isn't a communist.

Of course, the many parralels that he has to Marx's views and that of the Communist revolution are just mere coincidence! No, he's not a communist. He just strategiclly allied himself with the evil empire during the 1960's.

Being a communist is the least of the alligations that he needs to fess up to.

He's a testament to everything that is wrong and evil in the world, the figure head of a corrupted and broken system who's politics have enslaved and tortured individuals for almost fifty years now.

IMO, there has never been a true communist state. I believe that the only country that ever even came close to being pure communist was China, which started becoming more lenient on their economic restrictions after Chairman Mao died.

Yea that cultural revolution really brought them close to utopia didn't it?

Nor will there ever be, I don't think its a part of human nature to relinquish so much control after it's been siezed like it was in the USSR and China.

Its the ultimate form of democracy because all the people have a voice in how they are governed. Democracy is a system where people rule themselves. Socialism is a way of life, not just economics.

And Fidel is a commie. Stop making him sound nicer than he is. Again, he does't hold elections and he's a freakin' dictator! How much more do you need to prove he's a commie?

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ARGH SOVIET UNION!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAMN COMMIES!!!!!!!!!!!

The line about the immortal ideal of communism always brings a tear to my eye and a fart from my arse.

Translation maybe?

Use Babelfish

Oh yes, please, please, PLEASE run, Hillary! Assure the Republicans another victory in '08!!

Excellent point, pblake! Power-hunger's about all I can figure for her reason. Either that or the Chinese have promised her a bigger kick-back for another folder of our weapon secrets.