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Cerran
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Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2005 01:16 am |
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In the mid 1800’s, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were faced with the question of what the perfect communist state would look like. In other words, what condition would be necessary to facilitate a “perfect implementation of collectivist principles.”The short essay Marx and Engels wrote has become one of the most famous written documents in history. The document is know as the communist manifesto.
Here is a summary of the 10 planks:
1. Abolition of private property
2. Heavy Progressive Income tax
3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance
4. Confiscation of property of all emigrants and rebels
5. Central Bank
6. Government control of communication and transportation
7. Government ownership of factories and agriculture
8. Government control of labor
9. Corporate Farms, regional planning
10. Government control of education
Look carefully at the first plank because the first plank is the fundamental idea behind communism. Since all rights extend from private property, it follows when there is no private property, there are no rights.
John Adams said: “The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the law of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.”
If communists intend to abolish private property, then you have no rights under communism.
Let’s take a brief look at each plank and see how many of these policies already exist in the United States. Keep a tally on a sheet of paper or mentally, and think to yourself how close the comparisons are.
1. Abolition of Private Property
The war on drugs has prompted government agencies to establish asset forfeiture laws which allow the agency to take property belonging to someone suspected of being involved (not accused or convicted) with drugs. Frequently the agency is acting on an anonymous phone call. The property is sold at auction for pennies on the dollar and the agency keeps the money.
The government also commonly uses eminent domain to take private property for “public” use. Many times the public use is a large corporation like Wal-Mart.
2. Heavy Progressive income Tax
A progressive tax means the more you make, the higher the tax you pay percentage wise. If you are lucky enough to make enough money, you may fall into the 50% tax bracket. The strongest slaves are lucky enough to carry the biggest rocks.
3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance
If you parents die without a will, the government may take half of everything your parents owned before you and your siblings are allowed to divide what’s left. Even with a will the government takes a percentage. This prevents family in future generation from accumulating a significant amount of wealth.
4. Confiscation of property of all emigrants and rebels.
Anyone who travels internationally must declare whether he or she is carrying more than $10,000 dollars in money, stocks or bank notes of any kind. I know someone who wanted to move to Austrailia and was told they could not take their money with them.
5. Central Bank
The Federal Reserve Bank is a private company and not part of the US government. You can prove this by looking in the phone book at the government agency section for the federal reserve office. If you don’t find it there look in the white business pages. When you control printing of money it doesn’t matter who controls government. The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 is completely, totally and unquestionably unconstitutional.
6. Government control of communication and transportation
The FCC controls all television and radio in the United States. The FAA, NTSB and every state department of transportation and motor vehicles control every aspect of transportation in this country. You cannot travel without government approval.
7. Government Ownership of factories and agriculture
The government doesn’t own factories, but it should be bailing our United Airlines, Chrysler Corporation and Savings and Loans when they get into trouble. The recent collapses of Enron and WorldCom suggests inappropriate government involvement. The USDA controls and regulates every aspect of the food chain from farm to table.
8. Government Control of Labor
Innumerable government agencies regulate every type of business. Although there is no formal control of unions the are strongly influenced by OSHA and other agencies.
9. Corporate Farms, regional planning
In the not too distant past most farms were owned by small families. Now they are owned by large corporations and merely leased to the original owners.
Every city in the US has a regional planning office, a planning and environmental / conservation services department and a planning and economic development office. Check your phone book.
10 Government control of Education
There is no point arguing this one, government controls education. Democrats and Republicans are falling over each other on who has the best plan for the public education system.
So what was your total?
8? 9? 10? If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then it’s likely a duck. Regardless of what people around me say if the United States is already practicing all 10 communist principles then we must be living in a communist country. Does that give you a warm cozy feeling inside or are you suddenly concerned about people in Washington who have promised to protect your rights?
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Cerran
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Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2005 01:23 am |
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Made a mistake, what I meant to say was:
7. Government Ownership of factories and agriculture
The government doesn’t own factories, but it should not be bailing our United Airlines, Chrysler Corporation and Savings and Loans when they get into trouble. The recent collapses of Enron and WorldCom suggests inappropriate government involvement. The USDA controls and regulates every aspect of the food chain from farm to table.
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Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2005 02:01 am |
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Yes, it is an evil utopia, produced by complete idiots
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Posted: Tue Aug 16th, 2005 02:38 am |
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| I like your reference to the RICO Act in #1 and private property. I use to work with a liberal friend. Even though we have gone seperate trails, I still consider him a very good friend. Sometimes him and I got to talking politics. I remember telling him I didn't like Bill Clinton's idea of 'No knock' warrants to do sweeps in public housing. To me, even someone living in public housing should be secure in their home. He answered me with -- well, the housing belonged to the government. I said, "Exactly, that's what's wrong with socialism." He didn't say anything for a couple of seconds, and I could see a little light come on, and he was almost at a point of epiphany, but that was a bridge he couldn't cross, he was fed that crap in New York from a father who was a union organizer and it became part of his core beliefs.
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