10 Planks of the Communist Manifesto: Look Familiar?

[Mad Scientist]

From Wikipedia:
The Communist Manifesto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes. (No Private Property)
2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax. (We already have that)
3. Abolition of all right of inheritance. (Inheritance Tax)
4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels. (Leave the Country, leave your money.)
5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly. (Federal Reserve)
6. Centralization of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State. (FCC and DOT)
7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan. (Central Planning and Land Confiscation under the guise of "Saving the Earth")
8. Equal liability of all to labour. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture. (Military Industrial Complex)
9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equitable distribution of the population over the country. (Big AgraBusiness with Gov't Subsidies)
10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labour in its present form and combination of education with industrial production. (Gov't schools train Workers not Thinkers)

If someone were to say that the Communists have already taken over, I'd have to agree!

 

[Greenbeard]

Look Familiar?

Not really, no.

 

[Mr. H.]

8. Equal liability of all to labour.

Remids me of the ex.

 

[Avorysuds]

Look Familiar?

Not really, no.

And that's part of the problem... You hate what you want to be.

 

[occupied]

You must be reading a different Communist Manifesto than I read, did Beck release an annotated version?

 

[P@triot]

Look Familiar?

Not really, no.

Well of course not - your on the side that wants communism. You're not going to admit it's here for fear of people taking action to prevent. You'll deny it right up to the moment when the Gulags are moving us all into the force labor camps.

Of course, if you're not one of the lucky few inside the power circle, you're love of government control will instantly evaporate as you labor inside the camps with the rest of society. I'll never quite comprehend how dumb one has to be to trade freedom for false promises and government control

 

[AmyNation]

You do know that when you suggest that the president in an un-American pinko commie, it makes voters sympathic to him and makes the right seem extremist and hateful, right?

 

[antagon]

Marx was one of the most influential economists ever.

 

[Two Thumbs]

You do know that when you suggest that the president in an un-American pinko commie, it makes voters sympathic to him and makes the right seem extremist and hateful, right?

who mentioned the Pres before you?

 

[beretta304]

You do know that when you suggest that the president in an un-American pinko commie, it makes voters sympathic to him and makes the right seem extremist and hateful, right?

Do you ever answer anything directly? Or do you just pull whatever comes to mind out of your ass?

 

[beretta304]

From Wikipedia:
The Communist Manifesto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes. (No Private Property)
2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax. (We already have that)
3. Abolition of all right of inheritance. (Inheritance Tax)
4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels. (Leave the Country, leave your money.)
5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly. (Federal Reserve)
6. Centralization of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State. (FCC and DOT)
7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan. (Central Planning and Land Confiscation under the guise of "Saving the Earth")
8. Equal liability of all to labour. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture. (Military Industrial Complex)
9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equitable distribution of the population over the country. (Big AgraBusiness with Gov't Subsidies)
10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labour in its present form and combination of education with industrial production. (Gov't schools train Workers not Thinkers)

If someone were to say that the Communists have already taken over, I'd have to agree!

This is a tough one but I'll take Commie President for $1000. The answer is Obama.

 

[Douger]

Marx was one of the most influential economists ever.

For once I'll agree with you.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBvnxxigrIM]Groucho Marx and Frank Sinatra (1951) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[PoliticalChic]

You do know that when you suggest that the president in an un-American pinko commie, it makes voters sympathic to him and makes the right seem extremist and hateful, right?

So....you'd describe him as a business-friendly capitalist?

 

[occupied]

The problem here is some see a central government and incorrectly say "communism" when a central government is actually antithetical to Marxist communism, the libertarian vision of local non-centralized authority is closest to communism in American political thought. The OP is displaying a profound lack of insight and thought on a subject that is not simple at all, There are many schools of thought in communism that run the gamut from Utopian libertarian pipe dreams to totalitarian nightmare, to just label things as communism is intellectually lazy and only serves to cloud practical issues with silly ideological BS.

 

[AmyNation]

Nevermind, please continue to talk about our Kenyan marxist commie evil UN-American welfare president". Don't condemn your representives when they talk about birth certificates or challenge the mans faith. I don't really care one way or the other if he's reelected, but clearly you are working hard for those 4 more years.

 

[buckeye45_73]

You must be reading a different Communist Manifesto than I read, did Beck release an annotated version?

Awwwww, lookie at whos here. Did you read the manifesto? Those are in it. Wjat specifically do you disagree with?

 

[beretta304]

Nevermind, please continue to talk about our Kenyan marxist commie evil UN-American welfare president". Don't condemn your representives when they talk about birth certificates or challenge the mans faith. I don't really care one way or the other if he's reelected, but clearly you are working hard for those 4 more years.

Obama has no faith and no legit birth records. Can you say Rev. Wright?

 

[regent]

Marx was one of the most influential economists ever.

Marx still controls much of the thinking and even behavior in the US. If Marx said income tax is good then Lincoln and the Republicans becomes communist because Lincoln and the Republicans brought forth the income tax in 1862. If we discovered Marx breathed air, a person caught breathing air is an air-breathing closet communist. Marx has been used as a fear factor in American politics for some time now and the fear factor works. I wonder what that fear factor has cost us over the years, in wars, money and fear. Is their an appropriate fear for communism, does it change?

 

[naturegirl]

1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes. (No Private Property) Eminent Domain
2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax. (We already have that) Heavy on the top end
3. Abolition of all right of inheritance. (Inheritance Tax) Bill Clinton began the process of eliminating all but the wealthiest from estate taxes, Obama wants it to stop.
4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels. (Leave the Country, leave your money.) Government seizure of personal property
5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly. (Federal Reserve) Woodrow Wilson was a Democrat
6. Centralization of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State. (FCC and DOT) They built that.
7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan. (Central Planning and Land Confiscation under the guise of "Saving the Earth") General Motors
8. Equal liability of all to labour. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture. (Military Industrial Complex) Fair Wage
9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equitable distribution of the population over the country. (Big AgraBusiness with Gov't Subsidies) Obama doesn't like the suburbs.
10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labour in its present form and combination of education with industrial production. (Gov't schools train Workers not Thinkers) Reduce the requirements when unionized teachers aren't teaching.

So yea, I think we're mighty close.

 

[AmyNation]

Nevermind, please continue to talk about our Kenyan marxist commie evil UN-American welfare president". Don't condemn your representives when they talk about birth certificates or challenge the mans faith. I don't really care one way or the other if he's reelected, but clearly you are working hard for those 4 more years.

Obama has no faith and no legit birth records. Can you say Rev. Wright?

^^^ and suddenly everything becomes clear.

You should put that in your sig line so people know youre a loon and won't waste their time attempting to have any real discussion with you.