Pytanie #1:
There ought to be some sort of Uselessness Penalty.
The Press should get into a howl about how incredibly USELESS the GOP has been about all of our present crisis.
Yes the answer is No.
That's about all they can say.
They have no suggestions.
They have no positive proposal that the White House could simply accept and go forward with.
There is no middle ground, because the GOP is not on the ground. It is up in the Balloon of Naysaying, floating above our national difficulties.
Every single thing that is suggested -- gets a big "No"
It would distort markets. It's too much like a tax. It's not free markets. It's Porkulus.
As if "markets" was a holy shibboleth. As if markets is not what failed utterly and threatened to bring down our entire national well being in September of 2008.
GOP has selective amnesia.
Rational people know that what happened in September 2008 casts some doubt on the theory that free markets left completely alone to be completely free will always deliver peace and prosperity if only they are not interfered with.
That theory -- which is taught 1000 times in a ten week course called Econ 101 is plainly false.
We know that because we pay attention to the facts of reality, not just to the writing of dead Dr. Milton Friedman.
Observation is the basis of scientific understanding of reality, not drinking the purist kool aide of unbridled capitalism.
Observers learn.
True believers never learn.
They only spout their doctrines, which they heard in Econ 101 and wrote down 1000 times, and are now here to tell us -- Community College was not wasted on them.
It seems to me that nobody is calling the GOP out for being the Party of No.
They claim to be such patriots --- soooooooo loving of America, and yet while the country goes down the drain -- they don't have a single positive suggestion (except to cut taxes on the very rich by extending the 15% capital gains tax rate -- a gift of $680 Billion to the top 1%, half of which would go to the top 0.1%).
Their idea is the only thing wrong with America right now is that billionaires aren't mutli-billionaires. If only they were, everything would be perfect.
Does the conduct of the GOP strike you as disgusting and disgraceful when measured against their claims of being such Super Patriots?
Would a more capable GOP have a whole raft of positive suggestions that the White House could just say "yes" to and implement immedicately?
Would that be the conduct of True Patriots?
Pytanie #2:
Would anyone notice the difference?
Few days ago, a liberal terrorist James Jay Lee took hostages at the Discovery Channel building because he was angry that it wasn't focusing enough on global warming. This guy was a big fan of Al Gore and wanted to exterminate all humans to save the Earth. He was also a big enemy of capitalism. He was killed by the police during a hostage crisis.
Pytanie #3:
Would anyone notice the difference?
Few days ago, a liberal terrorist James Jay Lee took hostages at the Discovery Channel building because he was angry that it wasn't focusing enough on global warming. This guy was a big fan of Al Gore and wanted to exterminate all humans to save the Earth. He was also a big enemy of capitalism. He was killed by the police during a hostage crisis.
Pytanie #4:
Few days ago, a liberal terrorist James Jay Lee took hostages at the Discovery Channel building because he was angry that it wasn't focusing enough on global warming. This guy was a big fan of Al Gore and wanted to exterminate all humans to save the Earth. He was also a big enemy of capitalism. He was killed by the police during a hostage crisis.
Pytanie #5:
Few days ago, a liberal terrorist James Jay Lee took hostages at the Discovery Channel building because he was angry that it wasn't focusing enough on global warming. This guy was a big fan of Al Gore and wanted to exterminate all humans to save the Earth. He was also a big enemy of capitalism. He was killed by the police during a hostage crisis.
Pytanie #6:
Remember when Obama made an embarrassment of himself accusing the police of "acting stupidly" without knowing the full details of the Henry Louis Gates arrest?
Few days ago, a liberal terrorist James Jay Lee took hostages at the Discovery Channel building because he was angry that it wasn't focusing enough on global warming. This guy was a big fan of Al Gore and wanted to exterminate all humans to save the Earth. He was also a big enemy of capitalism.
How many liberals are like this guy?
Pytanie #7:
Why won't the Corporations help Americans by cutting their CEO pay 75% so they can hire hundreds of thousands of Americans? Why won't the American Corporations shut down their plants in China, bring those jobs back to America? Why won't the banks loan any money to the thousands of struggling American small business owners??????????????????????????
Why do the titans of Capitalism hate America and American workers so much????
Why does it look as though their love of greed far outweighs their love of country?
Are the Corporations colluding with their buddies in the Banking Industry to kill small business in America?
Why do conservatives believe it is better to preserve a CEO's ability to purchase a new mansion and a new Ferrari this year than cutting their pay so the company can hire 100 Americans who would be happy just to be able to put food on the table for their family?
When is Capitalism going to step up and help fix the economy they broke? Do they love and trust Obama to do it for them? That must be it!!!!
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Pytanie #9:
Opinions?
Roy Roy - I bet my French is worse than your English...
ianmac... - The reason I equate (associate) Capitalism w/Democracy is because when you purchase something in a free market you are supporting that product manufacturer. $1 = 1 vote.
With Socialism, you the government decides how to spend your money. You don't get to vote each time, only every 4 years or so.
According to Marx, Socialist is an intermediate step from Capitalism to Communism and not an ends in itself. Even he understood that much.
tehabwa - give me an example of a socialist democratic state. Most socialist/communist states I know might claim to be democratic but no one can run for office without "dear leader" OK.
Pytanie #10:
1) It causes countries to occupy other countries for economic benefit.
2) In the process, innocent people are killed and their rights are infringed upon.
3) Outsourcing of jobs.
4) Special interest groups pushing for the government to attack other countries for their resources.
Please, no smart@ss answers like "adopt socialism".
Phil- I agree, but when we allow people and groups to do these things, those 4 things I mentioned will follow.
Rob 71- I'm not a socialist. I asked the same question about socialism. I just want to know what you guys think.
O'Ryan- Have you seen my other question? It's : How would you propose to remedy these flaws of socialism?
You guys assume wayy to much.
O'Ryan- Oh, I'm I know I have an open mind. That's why I asked this question. Or does "openminded" to you only mean openminded to our side (Laissez Faire)?
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Pytanie #12:
Capitalism = Mammonism.
Capital = Mammon = Assets + Ism = love and belief in.
Pytanie #13:
I have been a PC user for years but recently started using Macs for video conversion and one annoying thing I have noticed is how "locked" down these things are... Holy cow!
1. Nothing worthwhile is FREE
2. Your in a box with these things.
3. Totally EXPENSIVE to upgrade anything and limited at that!
4. Totally proprietary parts
5. WILL NOT do 1440x900 resolution with the ATI 64 meg video card that is already in there.
6. Basically all around an annoying communist computer...
I have an older G4 by the way with 1.256 gigs of ram and dual core desktop... and boy that thing is heavy!!!!
I mean if you have studied Communism and Capitalism at all in school you can actually see the spirit of these two forms of government incarnated into the PC and the MAC.... sounds stupid but I am serious! MAC is communist!!
Anyone else noticed this?
Don't get me wrong, they are good at what they can do, but try to go outside the realms, and try to come up with the money to do anything else.... it's just crazy!
....AND.... Where's the button on the DVD drive to make it open??? Really stupid making a DVD drive open by firmware or OS only.....
Pytanie #14:
Why the US and the whole world let that country do whatever they want, i read that there die more people every year than the war in Iraq, and that president defend the warfare militia of the FARC that Colombia wants to exterminate from their own country, it's just so retarded i read that they have the most biggest oil reserve in the world they don't wanna sell oil to the US and it's not like the US is need it but it's clearly an anti american attitude, also if they hate the US so much why don't they stop selling oil to us?
The US will need it one day and that country one day will be out of control, they are a negative force in the region, i have knew some persons from there in the Internet and after i told them that i'm American they insulted me like some kind of psychos and they are proud of all the people that die in their country, they are glad that too many people died in the 9/11 and they laughed about it, they are against Israel of course they are starting changing to Communist Islamic/Muslims Terrorists people or something like that, i mean the US and Israel and also the UK should really invade that sewer, it will make more trouble in the future than Iraq or even the whole middle east, they do not have a big army, but they have the FARC the FARC agree with Hugo because he say they are not bad people they are just revolutionary people fighting against the capitalism and that it's okay to steal if you do it because you need food and stuff, and also the goverment buy too many weapons to Russia and Iran and other similar countries and i there is a law in their constitution that says that if there is a war in the country everybody kids, women's, mans, etc should fight and the goverment will provide them with weapons and who don't do it will be jailed, also they have a rate of 1 gun per 3 persons this country is f*cked up and should be nuked...
RemyScar, You don't even know the difference between YOUR and YOU'RE so check your sh*tty grammar first you f*cking wh*re.
Joe , Yeah, you're right maybe we should let them kill each others and destroy their own country.
Ruvermillion, Dude, there is dying more inocent people than civils in Iraq, if we invade them it will just help their population, yeah like any other invasion it will die people but in the end it will be good for them, also to combat terrorism it's more easy if the other goverment accept a pacific invasion, but if the goverment protect the terrorist you think the whole world will not have problems in the future with this country? haha, yeah and Iran wants uranium for medical purposes!!!
RemyScar, Poor wh*re "I's" it's not even a word hahaha...
J D, Venezuela it's a treat to the United States, what are you talking about, if we don't stop them right now for sure in the future we will use the army to the defense of our own country of terrorist attacks like the 9/11
SLF, Okay besides of the insults to America, how can you consider "culture" some kind of terrorism, yeah we probably should appreciate the FARC, and Al-Qaeda they are just revolutionary people fighting against the capitalism, the same capitalism that the Pakis love when they came here illegally.
RemyScar, Do not try to change the facts now, you worthless ni*ger wh*re, you made more mistakes in one short comment than me in the big one, actually "i have knew" it's a proper sentence, "i know" it's present not past you have failed gramatically and structurally in your words and sentences, also it could be used "i have met" instead of "knew", you capitalized "Because" after a comma you capitalized "WANT" without reason or exclamation symbols, you use the point instead of a comma.
It should be:
"You can bet your a** that I'm a wh*re"
I can't capitalize my I's after a comma it's not gramatically correct.
"The language of English"
Are you sure it's not:
"The English language"
Go back to Mexico maria, with your third world trash parents, you grammar Nazi wh*re, you deleted your comment f*cking b*tch.
Pytanie #15:
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Can you point out all the errors in her argument? She claims that it was the Welfare system and Democrats that have affected the African American community but slavery, Jim Crow Laws and Capitalism had nothing to do with it? I'd like to know what you think.
Republicans do want educational choice for poor Black kids in the inner city?
Pytanie #16:
One of the strongest proponents of free-market capitalism, the most active president for states rights, perhaps the greatest influence of individualism over collectivism of any president, enforced bibles and hymnals to be taught and used in public schools, founded the major military academy, West Point, strongly against big government, including major welfare and govt economic interventions, against the "Fed" and national banking.
If you have disagreements with any that is stated than please specify.
Pytanie #17:
I have vocab for world history and I have to define and find an example. What is a simple example of capitalism?? thanks
Pytanie #18:
I would, and i am. OBAMA IS NOT A SOCIALIST BTW...im talking a member of the Socialist Party of America. And for those who are ignorant or brainwashed, socialism is NOT the same as Communism.
The way i see it, Capitalism has failed. The Banks destroyed the economy just to make more money and some fools out there think they did nothing wrong, and that it is perfectly ethical to ruin millions of people so a select few can make huge short term profits. Helping the rich HAS NEVER helped anyone. They take the tax cuts, or what not and give themselves pay hikes like AIG did, they DO NOT CREATE MORE JOBS...why? Because they are greedy and evil.
The Economy is Tumbling into total collapse. If the american people get duped by the rich, middle class hating republipukes, and vote them into power, any chance of recovery for the middle and lower class will be lost, only the evil, greedy immoral slime ball corporate scum will win. Unless Obama implements stricter regulations and punishes big Business for destroying the economy in the first place and ruining millions of americans so they could raid the economy, the nation and their companies, we are domed. We need a REAL Socialist to teach the rich that stepping on the poor so they can but a new yacht every day will not be tolerated.
SO since this recession was clearly caused by lack of regulations, which demonstrated the inherent unethicalness of corporations in the US, and the inherent evil behind capitalism, would you vote Socialist?
NOT COMMUNIST BUT SOCIALIST...unless you are a moron you will know the difference.
Private ownwership, selfishness and greed lead to the US having 10% + unemployment. But who cares, only the rich matter right?
Read John Maynard Keynes people, a briliant economist who proved neo-classical economics/free market no restriction capitalism was a failure
Also how is it fair or ethical for someone to have 10 million while some one is dying of starvation because they cant no matter how hard they want, get a job, because big buisiness destroyed the economy? I see YA!is populated with cold, uncaring, unethicl greedy republicans.
Pytanie #19:
Capitalism has brought us prosperity for centuries. Yet, socialism and government always fail. Despite this, Obama and Pelosi have nationalized the auto industry, health care, student loans, and the whole economy. He has been an utter failure. After doing so much good, how could anyone be against capitalism?
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I am from Slovak Republic. My father used to tell me how much he loved movies such as Predator when he was young and they were showing them in cinemas. Well, I don't understand how such movies got into cinemas in these countries. During the time that Predator was screening for example, the system was still using propaganda to tell us how much we are better than the West and everything about capitalism and West is evil. So how was it possible for a western movie which used special effects that were not even possible in Soviet movies to be shown in cinemas?
Pytanie #22:
Given this time line of totally un capitalist bailouts that have allowed the bankers to enjoy risk free growth to too big to fail size?
1982-92 The Fed Reserve bails out Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil to protect U.S. banks from losses.
1984 Four billion Fed, Treasury, and FDIC rescue of Continental Illinois Bank.
1989-92 U.S. spends 250 billion dollars during the S&L crisis.
1994-95 Treasury bails out the failing Mexican government in order to preserve the Peso and protect U.S. investors.
1997 We pressure the IMF to bail out east Asian currencies to once again protect the bankers that loaned them money.
2008 The U.S. citizens once again are liable for the debt incurred for bailing out bankers that just crashed our own economy.
Pytanie #23:
they serve no purpose, other than to give the user cancer. why is that legal??
... thats capitalism for ya
Pytanie #24:
socialists unite and crush capitalism!!!
Pytanie #25:
sure, capitalism made this a great country.. back when the rich were taxed 50% of their earning.. then Ronald Reagan came to town and made it where the rich only pay 8% of their income in taxes... do you really think those rich folks were starving back then when they paid 50%?? NO. they had everything that they needed and most of what they wanted.. then a bunch of rich people got greedy, they bought off Ronald Reagan and put him int he Presidency, all so they can buy an extra yacht each year.. so why are Americans still backing this flawed economic theory?? don't you see what it has done to the country? people my age are so far in debt from student loans, credit card scams, and thousands and thousands of other scams that capitalism has brought upon the country like a plague. i think it's time to either go back to taxing the top 5% of earners 50% of their earning, or turn to a proven economic theory.. socialism. oh no! the 'S' word!! watch the Republicans run away in fear!! but Nazis used socialism!!! so does Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, France, and all of the other countries that are MUCH better to live in these days than the U.S.
people need to realize that through capitalism, the company that makes the most profits is the one that survives... NOT the company that treats its employees and customers the way they should be treated. this is NOT how thing should be done... unless you're a greedy immoral slob.
Ken, what planet are you on?!?
p.s. 50% and 8% are exact figures.. Google it
akelley.. i've never had a credit card in my life.. typical American
Pytanie #26:
Everytime I go into one of these so called "Punk/goth/ alternative" indepedently owned clothing stores they all seem to be carrying the same things from brands like Dogpile and Hellcatz and freakin Tripp and shit. But, doesn't that defeat the purpose of punk style?
Punk is supposed to be DIY and creative, but I guess these stores obviously support the idea that all punks should submit to their standards of punk style, and if they don't, then they aren't one of them? If your not wearing doc martens, a studded leather vest with animal print skinny jeans, chokers and a mohawk then you aren't punk? Isn't punk supposed to be against everyone looking the same and being conformist mainstream clones. I mean I remember in the original punk scene, everyone seemd to carry thiet own styles Siouxsie, The Sex Pistols, and even the Ramones, but now they dont want you to go to Forever 21 and buy a $17 pair of zebra striped skinnys but want you to pay $50 for a Tripp pair from Crash, Bang, Boom! I just don't get it. That's like, a minor form of , capitalism. It is capitalism.Either way, these punk stores are just as capitalistic as the mall stores. I just dont get it, WHy?
Pytanie #27:
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Is it accurate to say that America's experiment with liberal socialism s over come this next election?
Pytanie #28:
Some people prefer islam - some prefer capitalism. Some choose to mix both as Capislamism. While yet others argue that the two are not really related, but operate on different areas (religion and economy).
So what do you think of this issue?
Pytanie #29:
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Pytanie #30:
Is there some kind of middle ground where a person supports workers rights' (unions, higher minimum wages, etc), a welfare system that is regulated to prevent welfare abuse, and punishing companies for misleading advertisements while also lowering tariffs, lessening trade restrictions, and keeping regulation of business (except for misleading ads) to a minimum ? What would the official term for this be? Social democracy? Socialized capitalism? Something like that?
Pytanie #31:
we talk about their kids education?
Rugged industrious individualist is able to pull himself out by bootstraps, despite of circumstances.
Even bad schools in the inner city produce some good students who go to college and achieve professional and financial security.
Why do we blame schools and teachers if our kid is stupid and lazy? I never heard anyone saying that it’s their fault when their kid gets bad grades. It always bad school, bad teachers, teachers unions, bad influence and so on.
Why do people expect schools pamper their kids? Should kids themselves compete for knowledge instead?
Pytanie #32:
The wiki page about liberalism was recently changed. See for yourself.
Here is the new meaning:
Liberalism (from the Latin liberalis, "of freedom") is the belief in the importance of liberty and equality. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but most liberals support such fundamental ideas as constitutions, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights, FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH, free trade, and the separation of church and state. These ideas are widely accepted, even by political groups that do not openly profess a liberal ideological orientation."
Here is the old one:
"Liberalism (from the Latin liberalis, "of freedom") is the belief in the importance of liberty and equality. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but most liberals support such fundamental ideas as constitutions, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights, CAPITALISM, free trade, and the separation of church and state. These ideas are widely accepted, even by political groups that do not openly profess a liberal ideological orientation."
Why are progressives trying to change the meaning of liberalism? Should liberals start calling themselves what they really are? Socialist progressives?
Pytanie #33:
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Here's an example of the difference with public education.
If public education has a cost. Money is taken from tax payers and paid to teachers and staffs than its welfare under capitalism. Since its from a capital based economic system.
If public education has no cost. No money is taken and teachers and staff are not paid than its socialism. Since its not from a capital based economic system because means of production is already publicly shared.
Conservatives and libertarians look like idiots when they call Obama a socialist.
Pytanie #34:
Republicans want oligarchy and Dems don't want socialism, but equitable capitalism.
What are pros and cons of each
Pytanie #35:
''No one will be able to buy or sell unless he has the mark" - this is in the book of Revelation & if you look at ANY barcoded item you will see three hidden sixes: The first double line is a 6 (compare it with any other '6' lines indicated in the code & you'll see they are the same thickness) The second hidden 6 are the center lines & the third are the last lines: 6 / 6 / 6. Why do you think these three sixes aren't indicated & yet ALWAYS used? Check one carefully & you will see it is true. Is this evidence that capitalism is the work of Satan?
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Andrew - you aren't looking hard enough: the 3 slightly longer lines are all sixes. Check it again & you'll see it's true. 666.
Pytanie #36:
Links to newspapers
Youtube videos
anything helps.
Sociologist Herbert J. Gans did a research on the topics that the media most frequently reports on. He came up with 6 "Enduring Values" or processes and considerations that go into deciding what's news.
he found Ethnocentrism- news that compare others to American practices and values.
Altruistic democracy- news that imply that the govt. should work for the people and that people should be involved in democracy.
I need examples of that in today's media.
I hope that clarifies it.
Reasonable capitalism- news that report that businesses should not make unreasonable profits and business officials are expected to be honest and efficient.
Pytanie #37:
Don't they know there's no such thing as TOO Big To Fail in Capitalism?
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Derek.....
I was emialing and calling my reps everyday for almost 2 weeks straight.
What were u doing?
(To assume I like Bush, is intellectually lazy....I'm a libertarian.)
Pytanie #38:
i mean if you make the same amount as everybody else then what is the point in trying? and what is socialism and capitalism, i am only 14 and my parents don't like me messing with politics so can you make their definition kind simple
Pytanie #39:
If people really think that Obama is a socialist, he certainly seems to be helping Capitalism a lot more with bank bailouts, creating a trust fund for BP rather than actual regulation, etc.
I mean seriously, aside from some weak regulation of a economic sphere that isn't even mentioned in Smith's Wealth of Nations, if he is a socialist President, isn't he the least effective in terms of pushing socialist policies ever?
Pytanie #40:
Many people seem to think that the US is a country that leans to the right politically, but I don't buy that. You see how big their government is:
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$3.5T dollars, they're spending like socialists, in fact I think they might be spending more than any other government in the world. And is China really a communist country? Capitalism seems to be alive and well in China. America, capitalist country in name only?
Pytanie #41:
Most imaginative one takes this
(spin doctors feel free)
Pytanie #42:
was there capitalism during the discovery of america cuz im doing a essay and i need help fast!!!
Pytanie #43:
Should politics (government) prevent the formation of aristocracy or fascism as indicated by Thomas Jefferson and Franklin D. Roosevelt respectively?
I did not say Jefferson and Roosevelt has anything in common, except their ovbious primal fear. One worried about the British while the other is worried about an Axis invadsion.
I so wanted to agree with Ardi, too bad he is not netural in the evluation.
Pytanie #44:
Where's the balance? Shouldn't the value of life trump any monetary gain? Who's responsible? Does it start in Washington, where we voted in this problem? Has healthcare become another victim to capitalism?
Pytanie #45:
Beck acknowledged the economy is not in peril and that the 2006 slide is over. Do you agree with him that Bush was half-responsible for the initial slide? Is capitalism really partially reponsible?
Pytanie #46:
When a new age person full of love publicly condemns their parents and acts as a "victim" to gain sympathy and buff up their own piety in public, what does that say about their concept of "love"?
Wouldn't it be fair to hear the other side of the story, the parents side, and see just how "loving" the enlightened one really is from the other perspective, the other side of the story?
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•“The practice of capitalism has its contradictions. Cartels and monopolies, for example, undermine the theory. But television commercials make hash of it. To take the simplest example: To be rationally considered, any claim--commercial or otherwise---must be made in language. More precisely, it must take the form of a proposition, for that is the universe of discourse from which such words as ‘true’ and ‘false’ come. If that universe of discourse is discarded, then the application of empirical tests, logical analysis or any of the other instruments of reason are impotent. (Postman 127)”
It's out of the book "Amusing Ourselves to Death" If you can put this quote's meaning in simple terms that would be great!
Pytanie #50:
Man, capitalism is great.
I am from America, where our poor are wealthier than your middle class.(fact btw, look it up) BOO YA!
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