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Communism can never work because it goes against the most fundamental characteristics of human nature.
And our system doesn't work well because it doesn't resist human nature. I say our system because it is not market capitalism. Market capitalism must be maintained. Free market is really an oxymoron. Markets are created with law.
Really? FIRST sentence "Parasitism is a type of non mutual relationship between organisms of different species where one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host."
"At the expense of" and "harmful" are not the same thing. My landlord "benefits at my expense" -- but doesn't seem to be doing me any harm.
You said "in most cases harm is done to the host". That is not at all true, and most hosts are not even aware that they have parasites, they just go on with their normal lives, consuming a little bit more in order to nourish their tacit parasites.
Human nature is not greed and selfishness. It is to achieve and separate one's self from the ordinary. Not everyone is like that - because some of the population is happy to cruise along.
But Communism's drive for equality ultimately fails because human nature is NOT to be equal.
The system we have today is more communist than capitalist, but the key is to keep the people believing it is capitalist and that they can prosper by hard work in order to keep them productive.
With the wage and wealth disparity you see today, it will be much harder to get people to buy into that whole concept.
Going forward I believe you will see the workforce here in America much more demoralized and less willing to put any more effort into their jobs than they have to in order to stay employed.
Demoralization of the working class is for the most part what brought down the Soviet Union.
Having seen and spoken to the communists and Marxists who were camped out during the occupy movement..all I felt was this almost un-controllable rage...Looking at their faces ...those same old stupid faces - those old faces of students that never grew up and who were now in their 50s....all I wanted to do was give them a good hard punch to the face (if it was legal)..
Looking at them I thought..These are the same faces and the same eyes that looked at my grandfather in the prisoners box The same faces and people who spent six years attempting to convict him for working hard- believing in God and making something of himself..These are the same lazy fanatics who starved my mothers family to death in the Ukraine....These are the same faces who littered the streets of every small town in China with the heads of thousands upon thousands of people who could think...nope- You had your chance- that is it for you and your stupid idea.
Having seen and spoken to the communists and Marxists who were camped out during the occupy movement..all I felt was this almost un-controllable rage...Looking at their faces ...those same old stupid faces - those old faces of students that never grew up and who were now in their 50s....all I wanted to do was give them a good hard punch to the face (if it was legal)..
Looking at them I thought..These are the same faces and the same eyes that looked at my grandfather in the prisoners box The same faces and people who spent six years attempting to convict him for working hard- believing in God and making something of himself..These are the same lazy fanatics who starved my mothers family to death in the Ukraine....These are the same faces who littered the streets of every small town in China with the heads of thousands upon thousands of people who could think...nope- You had your chance- that is it for you and your stupid idea.
I forgot to mention...The communists took six years to convict my grandfather..I guess he was well spoken..and made things difficult for these twits..What they did near the end was to take him out and shoot him dead- THEN they had the final trial and found him guilty...easy to convict a person without a voice..I don't care if this was over 70 years ago...as long as I am alive. Communists will never enter into government in my country...I would physically stand at the door and block them entry into any political theater....You don't kill one of my family members and get away with it. Time does not heal all wounds.
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