Most Looked Up Words of the Year

kennyc · 12-05-2012, 10:06 AM

Socialism and Capitalism .... Hmmm.....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...02c_story.html

pidgeon92 · 12-05-2012, 11:50 AM

... and still nobody know what they mean.

kennyc · 12-05-2012, 11:53 AM

That's the amazing thing to me, that they had to look them up and they still misuse them!

Fluribus · 12-05-2012, 12:14 PM

Luckily, I am here to aid the masses.

Socialism - Spending all of your time on Facebook.

Capitalism - YELLING ON FACEBOOK!

jmilica · 12-05-2012, 02:31 PM

What we were taught in a socialist country was that socialism is just a phase in the process of moving toward communism...I guess that's not what it means on the other side of the ocean

And additional explanation to put it simple (we had subjects in school on marxism and socialism) was that unlike in capitalism, in socialism you have ownership (i.e. control of the means of production) based on cooperative management (not the private one) and once the communism phase is entered the ownership will simply be collective, public, with everybody getting according to his needs as opposed to according to his ability

Edit: Morale of the story: It is not communism that failed, we just didn't reach that highest phase yet...

shorttimer1 · 12-05-2012, 02:40 PM

Socialism is great until you run out of other people's money.

Ekaros · 12-05-2012, 06:37 PM

So missused...

Seems like both are used in wrong way by general rethoric.

Andrew H. · 12-05-2012, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shorttimer1

Socialism is great until you run out of other people's money.

So is capitalism...

Ekaros · 12-05-2012, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew H.

So is capitalism...

You mean as long as you have the money ;D

Anabran · 12-08-2012, 07:02 AM

The Existence of central banking Cartels that conjure "money" from thin air and lends it to so called "sovereign governments" at interest, has long since made both of those labels moot.

People would be better off researching the true meaning of Oligarchy.

kennyc · 12-08-2012, 07:09 AM

and what of hegemony?

Anabran · 12-08-2012, 07:15 AM

Quote:

and what of hegemony?

A status long enjoyed by the oligarchs IMHO

12-05-2012, 10:06 AM	#1
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pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	... and still nobody know what they mean.

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	That's the amazing thing to me, that they had to look them up and they still misuse them!

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Fluribus Guru Posts: 891 Karma: 8893661 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle	Luckily, I am here to aid the masses. Socialism - Spending all of your time on Facebook. Capitalism - YELLING ON FACEBOOK!

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jmilica Banned Posts: 335 Karma: 1545924 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: India Device: Kindle KB, Kindle PW	What we were taught in a socialist country was that socialism is just a phase in the process of moving toward communism...I guess that's not what it means on the other side of the ocean And additional explanation to put it simple (we had subjects in school on marxism and socialism) was that unlike in capitalism, in socialism you have ownership (i.e. control of the means of production) based on cooperative management (not the private one) and once the communism phase is entered the ownership will simply be collective, public, with everybody getting according to his needs as opposed to according to his ability Edit: Morale of the story: It is not communism that failed, we just didn't reach that highest phase yet...

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shorttimer1 Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 762676 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle KB X3 Kindle Fire HD 32GB	Socialism is great until you run out of other people's money.

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Ekaros Illiterate newbie Posts: 661 Karma: 1702090 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Finland Device: Sony PRS-T1	So missused... Seems like both are used in wrong way by general rethoric.

12-08-2012, 07:02 AM	#10
Anabran GUNDAM PILOT Posts: 227 Karma: 1110244 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NEW York, NEW York Device: Kindle Fire	The Existence of central banking Cartels that conjure "money" from thin air and lends it to so called "sovereign governments" at interest, has long since made both of those labels moot. People would be better off researching the true meaning of Oligarchy.

12-08-2012, 07:09 AM	#11
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	and what of hegemony?