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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
The problem with Capitalism or Communism and religion. Isn't the system, it's the people behind it.
No "Communist state allows true Democracy, No "Communist state has an economy worth squat. Many have a problem looking after peoples basic needs. Generally Communism rewards those at the bottom less than Capitalism does.
Yes Capitalism has it's faults. But the faults are in the people that run it. Communism will never work with the same mentality running it and in a World of Capitalism. The examples are many.
Capitalism may produce larger booms and busts. Communism never produces booms. Even if it were run the way Marx envisioned it would never of produced booms. People do the minimum, if that's all they get rewarded.
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True democracy ? Where is that please? In the west where we can choose which business party to have in power every 5 years ? Pepsi or Coke ?
Most communist countries have been underdeveloped but have had good levels of growth at various times.
You have to compare like with like. So you can compare Socialist Poland with capitalist Brazil, in the 1970s (both per capita $1000 ) Poland was a far better place to live for the majority of its population...
Free high quality education, Health Service, Cheap transport, culture, films theater, sport
No unemployment, poverty or homelessness. Brazil ....well you know the story 1% fantastic the rest in the garbage
Marx never envisioned how it should be run, you most start reading those books!
Capitalism measures profit, like you only talking about $$$$, but the important matters are happiness, culture, quality of life, freedom from polution...
The Russian Revolution failed for many reasons, but capitalism is incapable of meeting the needs of the majority of human being, so we will have to try again.