Does it seem ironic that we still trash communists after the bank and auto bailouts? Didnt the bank bailout result in partial ownership by the government? Che would be proud! Communism is the new capitalism.
Not enough people understand the difference to even realize it. But you are correct. We are probably more communist than the communists were.
Actualy it is socialism, communism is simply a form of socialism. So I would call it socialism, but you are correct.
Much of Europe and even the US is becoming more socialist than many openly socialist places were half a century ago.
Socialism is becoming the new Western style of government.
When significant portions of the population are taxed, and those who make more are taxed at a much higher percentage, and those taxes then go to essentialy nationalize industries both financial and otherwise you have clear socialism.
Think of it this way, Americans are paying for those "bailouts" by essentialy being enslaved to work for free for _ _ _ number of days a year.
The government does not just have that money, it is created out of thin air in the fractional banking system, but then backed by the sweat of the American worker who is enslaved to pay those debts through taxes which will be taken at the point of a gun if necessary (It never is paid off, if it was there would be no dollar bills in society, which are "federal reserve notes" of debt. Money represents debt in fractional banking.) Taxes are not optional, and they will simply sieze all assets and throw you in prison if they are not paid.
If you understand fractional banking and how it works, combined with using tax dollars to "bail out" you will see it is more socialist than even most of communism.
The difference is there is even more to take from the people in our form of socialism than there ever was in communism. We are allowed to be just productive enough to keep capitalist motivation alive, even though the majority of the wealth created then goes to socialism.
The top 50% of society pays well over 50% of thier income in taxes, and 97% of all the taxes in society. A large percent in income tax, property tax, sales tax, and various "fees" which are also taxes. If a license or fee is required, it is a tax you must pay. People get used to just thinking of the big clear "taxes" at the end of the year, but there is many others you need to add to the total.
Those people also do not qualify for most of the programs those taxes then pay for.
So they are essentialy spending well over half thier lives just working for free!
So the end result is only marginaly different than the desired outcome of communism: From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.
All while issuing new currency in fractional banking backed by future debt of the society they must then work off with tax revenue.
So we really just have a more successful form of socialism.
As soon as I get some cash I'm planning on getting a few more commie guns. I kinda got myself hooked on Mosins. Those things really ought to have a warning label of some sort, they really are addicting.
Actualy the Mosin is from Czarist Russian Empire times. It was used since 1891 and fought in many wars (including the large war with Japan) before the Communist Revolution which did not win until the early 1920s.
So Mosin Nagants are not really commie guns.
