tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post2497184529988344243..comments2023-10-28T03:14:44.519-07:00Comments on Calhouns Can(n)ons: A Must ReadNewsstandGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04099049885765768069noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-88974480416402945082010-04-20T05:27:28.807-07:002010-04-20T05:27:28.807-07:00Since you say there is no such thing as "pure...Since you say there is no such thing as "pure capitalism," selling indulgences couldn't be that, but it sure was a waaayyy cool marketing scheme, that's for sure! "Save your Mom's soul. Deposit money here. Ching!" Can't beat that.<br /><br />And "communism" can work very well on a small scale with a small group of committed folks with clear focus and goals (farming communes, monastaries, etc.) but without a constant renewal of committment and reasonable turnover, they tend to fall apart -- humans are hard-wired to be individuals (unless brainwashed and/or trained/punished at a very early age to be unindividuated) and individuals trying to live and work together is like trying to herd cats, so extreme societies (rigid rules, thou musts) fall apart. Too many cats all going in different directions.Churadogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701649330085709021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-45645716543589541792010-04-13T15:50:35.774-07:002010-04-13T15:50:35.774-07:00Ann: Nuns and monks are the only example of living...Ann: Nuns and monks are the only example of living under pure communism, and they seem to be happy with nothing but love of God and work. Nothing destructive about this.<br /><br />Pure capitalism? It has never really existed. Always government, monarchy, etc. has had their hands in the pot. <br /><br />The closest thing to pure capitalism that I can think of is a person who owns his own cab or mini market in Panama. And the government still has it's hand in their pocket.<br /><br />Maybe the selling of indulgences was pure capitalism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-82443611974514268402010-04-12T06:54:10.431-07:002010-04-12T06:54:10.431-07:00What pictures?
Both pure capitalism and pure com...What pictures? <br /><br />Both pure capitalism and pure communism are destructive modes. Humans do best somewhere in the middle -- sufficient Commons to keep all the links in the (social) chain strong but with sufficient individual freedom to innovate and persue one's dreams. This country seems to lurch from one extreme to the other. This economic crash is the end-game of the Privitize Profits/Socialize Losses Game, with the American people the self-deluded "suckers" left stuck with the bill. Sigh.Churadogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701649330085709021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-70065460969899907642010-04-11T08:14:11.215-07:002010-04-11T08:14:11.215-07:00good old peggy noonan. reagan's speech writer...good old peggy noonan. reagan's speech writer still is dishing it out. i'm not a fan of hers. she is arrogant and leaves me cold when she is on one panel or another.<br />to me her cynicism about politicians and finance guys paints everybody with one brush. i blame...you guessed it...capitalism. <br />i think that people are basically good, but that the system is, yes, evil. i think that lots of people get their souls crushed by the system. the system requires money. politicians need money to run. finance guys need to make money or die. citizen homebuyers need to sign crappy papers to FINALLY become a homeowner in a system that would never, ever let them be homeowners otherwise. <br />cheating, lying, climbing over the bodies of fellow human beings is all part of the capitalist system.<br />my daughter just returned from cuba. she said there was real happiness, sweetness, kindness in the people. they even pet stray dogs and cats in the streets!<br />just sayin'. and WHERE ARE THE PICTURES???momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327961564743109952noreply@blogger.com