Never under estimate he power of denial. As capitalism runs into another impasse with all the attending conditions identified by Marx, Engels, Lenin and Trotsky, you continue to extol the free market system as it collapses around your ears.
Marx didn't live as an impoverished exile putting immense hardship on his family so he could write a blueprint for future despots of the world to reign down terror on the worlds people. Marx, Engels, Lenin and Trotsky devoted their lives to the emancipation of the workers. Marx died a pauper, Lenin as the result of an earlier assassination attempt. Trotsky was killed by Stalin as he fought his life for the reestablishment of a workers government in Russia. The men were towering figures of intellect and altruism that frighten the daylights out of capitalist apologist like Von mises whose interest was the protecting of system instead of the advancement of humanity. Keep proselytizing, as the fat lady keeps singing "long live the international".......................................... On Sep 30, 12:18 pm, Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have answered this pathetic slander by a economic non-entity on your > post on Marxism > > On Sep 30, 8:44 am, "M.A. Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Frank > > Have they? What system can be considered viable that needs to steal > > the years of accrued surplus value of its workers in an attempt to > > ensure it's survival. > > > MJ > > Why socialism -- in all of its variants -- of course. > > > Regard$, > > --MJ > > > The beginning and end of the socialist policy, > > which has dominated the world for decades, is > > destruction.... Although destructionism is more > > easily recognized in the actions of the Bolshevists > > than in other parties, it is essentially just as > > strong in all other socialist movements. State > > interference in economic life, which calls itself > > 'economic policy,' has done nothing but destroy > > economic life. Prohibitions and regulations have > > by their general obstructive tendency fostered > > the growth of the spirit of wastefulness.... That > > production is still being carried on, even > > semi-rationally, is to be ascribed only to the > > fact that destructionist laws and measures have > > not yet been able to operate completely and > > effectively. Were they more effective, hunger > > and mass extinction would be the lot of all > > civilized nations today. > > Ludwig von Mises > > _Socialism_, originally published in 1922. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
