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In Reply to: RE: Rare, too, that the film industry gives us Communist villains, while they love the Nazis... posted by clarkjohnsen on April 16, 2008 at 08:57:00
have a look at the speeches Vaclav Klaus gives... most recently I saw him being interviewed on MSNBC I think... fascinating perspectives...
ironic: they are trying anything and everything to move away from communist / socialist states, while we apparently are drunk for more government role in our lives.
History?
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You are confused.
We have the Rule of Law, property rights and rights as an individual and a free market.
The USSR had a currency that was controlled, the Russian people were not supposed to exchange rubles for the money of other countries. Most of the trade between Russia and other countries was barter.
The state owned property, and there was no real legal system in the sense that we think of.
It was vastly different from what we have. Have you ever been in a Communist country? The differences jump at you.
as to whether or not I have been to a communist country, I have been and plenty of times.
not only that, but my family grew up in one.
you better know what you are getting yourself into in case you wish to "debate" me...
It is fairly common for people that leave a Communist country to embrace the opposite extreme politically. I call it Ayn Rand Syndrome.
Sound like anyone you know?
A teacher of mine in elementary school back in the mid 60s predicted that in the near future the Cold War would end, and Russian and the US (along with many other countries) would "meet in the middle" reaching a point somewhere inbetween Capitalism and Socialism.
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But none of these former Soviet bloc countries have given up national health care.
my family is a recipient of it...
unless of course people here think that the "government" will suddenly spring for their dental bridge work, major operations performed in timely fashion with proper pre and post care, etc...
you are fooling yourself... if that's what you think national healthcare is...
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