Communism

[geezer]

True Communism might be an outcome of the fanciful wish that we could all just get along.

Capitolism, the ideology of using Oppertunity to serve One's Self by taking excellence, resources, inspiration, and labor from others and giving it to One's Self. All rationalized by fanciful and oxymoronic morality.

[D+F+P=Hadouken!]

In my opinion, the closest thing that this earth has to a functioning communist system is sweden. They tax you to death, but they pay for everything. However, it can only work for so long, cause if your living expenses are larger than the amount of money you are being taxed, combined with what you earn, then the government loses money off of you. It can work if every individual works hard, but if the government spends more money on you than it takes, well, you have a system that will crumble under itself. Just my take on it.

[reposte]

In my opinion, the closest thing that this earth has to a functioning communist system is sweden

You are very much correct, and it is reffered to by Swedes as "The Swedish Way".
However, they have taken to excess the dependancy that the avarage civilian has on the government, and now they need to loosen the belt - or tighten it to be more exact. Living in Sweden will make you familiar to several deterring idiosyncrasies of that country, but once you get used to them you start to appreciate their existence.

[Inquartata]

Originally Posted by geezer

Capitolism, the ideology of using Oppertunity to serve One's Self by taking excellence, resources, inspiration, and labor from others and giving it to One's Self.

Spelled like that, I cannot but agree....

[Schiavona]

Originally Posted by reposte

I think that most underlining American values (non of which are American, all borrowed from European thought save the right to carry arms, that one's entirely yours) can be contested as far as their validity is concerned in America today (Personal freedoms, free enterprise etc.)

Small threadjack. I believe that arming citizens could be shown to have roots in the English Yeomanry(sp) and the concept of a 'citizen militia' is European-at least before the 1700's

[geezer]

As in, "whO cAres?"

You've got to let fools and bad spellers live out their own lives.

[Inquartata]

Originally Posted by geezer

As in, "whO cAres?"

You've got to let fools and bad spellers live out their own lives.

No, I don't care about misspellings per se on an informal board like this. I only take note of them when they make an opportunity for a pun or a wry observation. That one did so...

"Capitolism, the ideology of using Oppertunity to serve One's Self"

The ruling ideology on Capitol Hill is precisely that!

Had it been misspelled "Capitilism" or "Capitelism" I would not have said aught. I just couldn't resist the malapropism...

[geezer]

Rightly so! Who knows how deeply turned our expression gets, and where humor can be had? I'm always troubled with dyslexic twists and the loose threads of ADD dementia, but (sign) it's the bad spelling that truely embarasses me. My apologies.

[Black Jeebus]

Communism - When Philosophy Majors Try To Dabble In Economics