26 Feb 10
FMF has once again inspired Whodey. Instead of asking whether the actual man was good or evil, whatever that means, we will ask the question how has Marxism influenced us today and in days past? Has the political influence been good or has it set mankind back or a combination thereof?
26 Feb 10
What really interests me is how the term "Marxist" is so toxic, at least in the US political verbage. However, we have politicians implementing Marxist like policies as they deny being Marxists. Why not just come out and defend what they believe instead of hiding behind something they are not?
26 Feb 10
Originally posted by Hugh GlassNo. Why would I want to engage with people using their own secret language? Whodey is the one who is saying that U.S. "politicians [are] implementing Marxist like policies as they deny being Marxists" so the onus is on him, not me, to explain that peculiar assertion. You let it pass without asking him for his definition, so presumably you are inclined to agree with him. If so this means that you and him have your own secret language in which the word "marxism" bears no credible relation to political science in the real world (in which my understanding of "marxism" is rooted... if you haven't read Marx or read about Marxism and if you don't know what that definition is then I hardly think you and I have much chance of discussing politics in any meaningful way.
Please explain your view of Marxism?
26 Feb 10
Originally posted by whodeyFMF got in here first, but I'd just like to add some mocking laughter.
What really interests me is how the term "Marxist" is so toxic, at least in the US political verbage. However, we have politicians implementing Marxist like policies as they deny being Marxists. Why not just come out and defend what they believe instead of hiding behind something they are not?
Kudos for hollowing out a word and leaving it with virtually no meaningful content, though.
26 Feb 10
Originally posted by whodeyCan you contradict dialectic materialism?
FMF has once again inspired Whodey. Instead of asking whether the actual man was good or evil, whatever that means, we will ask the question how has Marxism influenced us today and in days past? Has the political influence been good or has it set mankind back or a combination thereof?
Anyhoo, it's better to have a financial system based on philosophy than a philosophy based upon a financial system.
Ayn Rand can suck my nuts.