[Quinny]

Materialism & greed.

[outcast]

With the exception of Cambodia communism was never about achieving some kind of ecological balance, it was intended as another method to industrialize a nation (though mostly unsuccessful).

[timmac]

Socialism as defined by Webster’s Dictionary.

Main Entry: so·cial·ism - Function: noun
1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods

2 a : a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state

3 : a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done

Communism as defined by Webster’s Dictionary.

Main Entry: com·mu·nism - Function: noun
1 a: a theory advocating elimination of private property b: a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed

2capitalized a: a doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism that was the official ideology of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics b: a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production c: a final stage of society in Marxist theory in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed equitably.

[SeaGypsy]

Recently a British study confirmed what many of us have known anecdotally for years. Productivity declines of 75 to 80% are the norm where management techniques are punitive rather than reward based.
I haven't the exact paper I was looking for if I find it I will add.

http://www.drrobertbrooks.com/pdf/0901.pdf

Just an example above.

The only way communism can work is if humans can be modified to lack ambition. However it is ambition which drives our core; without it we would be non productive zombies doing as little as possible in order to survive.

[Quinny]

I agree that most are sold the idea of success being more - (money, food, goods, relationships) but it needn't be there are other drivers.

There's more to life than money.

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Quinny', 'I') agree that most are sold the idea of success being more - (money, food, goods, relationships) but it needn't be there are other drivers.

There's more to life than money.

[Quinny]

What is what?

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Quinny', 'W')hat is what?

[Quinny]

Enough is enough.

[Vogelzang]

The leftist wackjobs are the first to be layed off. Maybe they can't afford to pay for an ISP.

[AlexdeLarge]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', 'R')ecently a British study confirmed what many of us have known anecdotally for years. Productivity declines of 75 to 80% are the norm where management techniques are punitive rather than reward based.
I haven't the exact paper I was looking for if I find it I will add.

http://www.drrobertbrooks.com/pdf/0901.pdf

Just an example above.

The only way communism can work is if humans can be modified to lack ambition. However it is ambition which drives our core; without it we would be non productive zombies doing as little as possible in order to survive.

[eastbay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Quinny', 'I') agree that most are sold the idea of success being more - (money, food, goods, relationships) but it needn't be there are other drivers.

There's more to life than money.

[AlexdeLarge]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Bas', 'b')tw this thread is pretty sorry for 4 views a post when we used to get a 100 views per post.

[Quinny]

Maybe someones still hoping for the critique of Marxist Theory from the right (or anyone).

[dorlomin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Quinny', 'M')aybe someones still hoping for the critique of Marxist Theory from the right (or anyone).

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Quinny', 'M')aybe someones still hoping for the critique of Marxist Theory from the right (or anyone).

[eastbay]

Yes, of course it does Plants. Everyone knows this.

And representative so-called democracies create war freaks too such as Bush II, Obama, FDR, Churchill, Tony Blair, LBJ, etc.... they have compiled a list of tens of millions killed to maintain profits for a very tiny few.

The point you're making here is pointless.

[Quinny]

Theirs a tendency to autoritarianism in all leaders - thats why/how they become leaders!

Scientology Why're there so many religious obsessives on this board?

I don't see Marx as forseeing the future, but I do see diminishing returns and the crisis of capital as pretty damn certainties, so the theories he puts forward deserve looking at seriously.

[Nickel]

Well, the Bush-push is over, all the things we said were going to happen to the US dollar and the housing bubble came to pass... what's left to do, sit around telling the Tories that we told you so? Boring. I just came back to say I told you so.

[pedalling_faster]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')here have all the leftist whackjobs gone?