What you perceive as communism does not alter the fact that capitalism is is a complete failure and the cause of all war, poverty and the destruction of the environment and must be done away with.
Capitalism rewards greed. The greedier you are the more you accumulate, the more power you have. That is why the most powerful people in our society are the most ruthless self interested reprobates and their followers amongst the most intellectually handicapped. On Oct 5, 3:00 am, Zebnick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess no one told you communism has failed, huh commrade? > > On Oct 4, 6:31 am, Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What has to be done, condemn the system that is the cause of all > > mIsery and war. CAPITALISM. AND ADVOCATE ITS OVERTHROW > > > On Oct 4, 6:46 pm, "mike532 [ Republicans for Obama ]" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > what would you suggest he do ? > > > > On Oct 4, 4:35 am, Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Most people are against US belligerence against Iraq. Who is going to > > > > stop the US, not a capitalist apologist like Chomsky? Liberals are > > > > good for talking about what should be done, and then do nothing > > > > > mike532 [ Republicans for Obama ] wrote: > > > > > > Chomsky: "The Majority of the World Supports Iran" > > > > > > In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview, Chomsky discusses the > > > > > global politics of Iran's and India's attempts to become nuclear > > > > > powers. > > > > > On Wednesday night, in a vote of 86 to 13, the U.S. Senate passed a > > > > > historic nuclear deal with that will allow the United States to trade > > > > > with India in nuclear equipment and technology, and to supply India > > > > > with nuclear fuel for its power reactors. The deal is considered > > > > > hugely consequential by its supporters and opponents alike -- and a > > > > > significant victory for the Bush administration. > > > > > > Last month, Subrata Ghoshroy, a researcher in the Science, Technology > > > > > and Global Security Working Group at the Massachusetts Institute of > > > > > Technology, met with Noam Chomsky in his office at MIT, where he is > > > > > the institute professor of linguistics. "Before we started our > > > > > discussion," Ghoshroy writes, "Professor Chomsky asked me to give him > > > > > a little background information. I told him that I was researching > > > > > missile defense, space weapons and the U.S.-India nuclear deal." > > > > > Ghoshroy is a longtime critic of the U.S. missile defense program and > > > > > a former analyst at the Government Accountability Office who in 2006 > > > > > blew the whistle on the failure -- and attempted cover-up -- of a key > > > > > component of the program: a $26 billion weapon system that was the > > > > > "centerpiece" of the Bush administration's antimissile plan. > > > > > > Ghoshroy and Chomsky discussed the then-pending nuclear deal, which > > > > > would sanction trade hitherto prohibited by U.S. and international > > > > > laws because of India's refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation > > > > > Treaty and the nuclear tests it conducted in 1998. Ghoshroy has > > > > > written several articles criticizing the U.S.-India deal as a triumph > > > > > of the business lobby -- an assessment Chomsky agreed with. He said > > > > > that Condoleezza Rice is actually on record admitting what is truly > > > > > behind this deal, which he characterized as a "non-proliferation > > > > > disaster." > > > > > > Ghoshroy's subsequent conversation with Chomsky touched on a number of > > > > > interweaving topics, including: India and the importance of the non- > > > > > aligned movement; the myths of free trade and the so-called "success" > > > > > of neoliberalism; Washington's historic opposition to promote new > > > > > world economic and information orders; Latin America's growing > > > > > independence; the West's hypocrisy over Iran's nuclear program -- and > > > > > MIT's ironic role in it during the shah's regime; and, finally, U.S. > > > > > elections and the prospects for change. > > > > > > The result is a two-part interview, the second of which will run on > > > > > AlterNet tomorrow. Part One begins with India, the Non-Aligned > > > > > Movement, and why a "majority of the world supports Iran." (The Non- > > > > > Aligned Movement, which consists of some 115 or more representatives > > > > > of "developing countries," originated at the Asia-Africa Conference in > > > > > Bandung, Indonesia, in 1955, which was convened mainly by newly > > > > > independent former colonies from Africa and Asia to develop joint > > > > > policies in international relations. Jawaharlal Nehru, then India's > > > > > prime minister, led the conference. There, "Third World" leaders > > > > > shared their similar problems of resisting the pressures of the major > > > > > powers, maintaining their independence and opposing colonialism and > > > > > neo-colonialism, especially Western domination. India continued its > > > > > vigorous participation and leadership role in NAM until the end of the > > > > > Cold War. 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