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Ok, I stopped back by the thread and the conversation is still going on. So, I guess I'll post this.
Russia, China, and Cuba were all part of a "Communist Movement" that swept the world after Karl Marx published his book the Communist Manifesto. However, he actually died way before these countries' Communist parties came into power. But, guess what? Communism and Marx followers were around way before the Cold War.
These nations were nothing more than the culmination of the Communist Movement. Which has now fizzled and died. However, when you think of Marx you shouldn't really think of Stalin, Lenin, Mao, or Castro. These are guys who rose to power on the back of the movement. Which should not directly reflect on Marx's original conception of Communism.
You have to understand, that when Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto, the average worker in world was getting absolutely crapped on. They had no rights and had no chance of being upwardly mobile. So, he saw everything as a "haves" vs. "have nots".
So, when these Communist parties were forming all over the world, it was in the interest of the "People". However, absolute power corrupts absolutely. The people were to willing to give too much power to the Communist parties, which resulted in terrible crimes against humanity.
So, this could go on forever, but the most importing thing to take away, is that these countries are not really Communist in a philosophical sense. Most are extremely Capitalistic. However, they are often ran by very few people at the top. Which should not be confused with Communism. Which was nothing more than Karl Marx's theoretical answer to the atrocities that plagued the working man during the Industrial Revolution.
Is "posturing" your way of calling me fake?
Russia, China, and Cuba were all part of a "Communist Movement" that swept the world after Karl Marx published his book the Communist Manifesto. However, he actually died way before these countries' Communist parties came into power. But, guess what? Communism and Marx followers were around way before the Cold War.
These nations were nothing more than the culmination of the Communist Movement. Which has now fizzled and died. However, when you think of Marx you shouldn't really think of Stalin, Lenin, Mao, or Castro. These are guys who rose to power on the back of the movement. Which should not directly reflect on Marx's original conception of Communism.
You have to understand, that when Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto, the average worker in world was getting absolutely crapped on. They had no rights and had no chance of being upwardly mobile. So, he saw everything as a "haves" vs. "have nots".
So, when these Communist parties were forming all over the world, it was in the interest of the "People". However, absolute power corrupts absolutely. The people were to willing to give too much power to the Communist parties, which resulted in terrible crimes against humanity.
So, this could go on forever, but the most importing thing to take away, is that these countries are not really Communist in a philosophical sense. Most are extremely Capitalistic. However, they are often ran by very few people at the top. Which should not be confused with Communism. Which was nothing more than Karl Marx's theoretical answer to the atrocities that plagued the working man during the Industrial Revolution.
Is "posturing" your way of calling me fake?
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