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5 minutes ago, PortaJohn said:

China is very much a Communist country just like the US is very much a capitalist country despite having government funded schools.    

False equivalency and the US isn't even in the conversation .  You can say the US conforms to Linus Van Peltism and it won't be germaine. Communism, by its definition, is poorly suited to degradation.  This kinda says it is not communist.

https://www.forbes.com/lists/china-billionaires/

 

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1 hour ago, Plasmodium said:

Do you feel most Cubans are worse off now than before Castro's revolution?

What does it imply when considering there were 125,000 Cuban immigrants in America across 50 years before the revolution, 250,000 Cuban immigrants in the first 3 years post-revolution, and over 1 million Cuban immigrants in the US across the next 50 years?

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50 minutes ago, Plasmodium said:

What is communism and why do you think China fits that definition?

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP),[3] officially the Communist Party of China (CPC),[4] is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Chinese-Communist-Party

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4 minutes ago, Plasmodium said:

False equivalency and the US isn't even in the conversation .  You can say the US conforms to Linus Van Peltism and it won't be germaine. Communism, by its definition, is poorly suited to degradation.  This kinda says it is not communist.

https://www.forbes.com/lists/china-billionaires/

 

This is unintentionally funny I think. 

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11 minutes ago, jross said:

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP),[3] officially the Communist Party of China (CPC),[4] is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Chinese-Communist-Party

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea would like a word with you.

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10 minutes ago, jross said:

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP),[3] officially the Communist Party of China (CPC),[4] is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Chinese-Communist-Party

They can say anything they want.  We learned that from the teenager.

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1 minute ago, Plasmodium said:

They can say anything they want.  We learned that from the teenager.

 

Well, their constitution says:

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The realization of communism is the highest ideal and ultimate goal of the Party.

The Communist Party of China takes Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of Three Represents and the Scientific Outlook on Development as its guide to action.

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22 minutes ago, jross said:

What does it imply when considering there were 125,000 Cuban immigrants in America across 50 years before the revolution, 250,000 Cuban immigrants in the first 3 years post-revolution, and over 1 million Cuban immigrants in the US across the next 50 years?

Not answering the question/answering a question with a question, which is understandable when you don't fancy the answer to the original question.

Most of the first immigrants were the ruling class, which had nothing to do with the average person and in fact were the cause of the revolution.  The rest of the immigrants are consistent with immigration numbers from Latin America or even less, which is independent of economic or ideological  philosophy.

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2 minutes ago, mspart said:

You can't convince Plasi or UB that China, North Korea, or Cuba are communist.  

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I didn't say Cuba and DRK are or aren't communist.  I implied Cuba is when I asked jross a question.   I haven't given it much thought.   Fun fact:  Expected life span is Cuba is longer than that of the US.

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3 minutes ago, Plasmodium said:

Not answering the question/answering a question with a question, which is understandable when you don't fancy the answer to the original question.

Most of the first immigrants were the ruling class, which had nothing to do with the average person and in fact were the cause of the revolution.  The rest of the immigrants are consistent with immigration numbers from Latin America or even less, which is independent of economic or ideological  philosophy.

I answered your question strongly.  

It is a subjective question with pros/cons documented by folks who lived in both situations (quora).  Rather than debating subjective opinions, I pointed out that the actions the Cubans took were the answer.  Sure the initial departure was the ruling class, but that's the minority overall.

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Just now, jross said:

I answered your question strongly.  

It is a subjective question with pros/cons documented by folks who lived in both situations (quora).  Rather than debating subjective opinions, I pointed out that the actions the Cubans took were the answer.  Sure the initial departure was the ruling class, but that's the minority overall.

You didn't answer the question.   The question seeks to determine whether life was diminished under communism for the average Cuban, not the wealthy.  Immigration numbers fifty years add nothing meaningful.

 

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...support it depends on what characteristics and actions you want to emphasize.

Since you say China is not what it says it is, and China is not what it says it strives to be, how does Plasi label the ideology?  China describes its economic system as "socialism with Chinese characteristics" but does that mean the 'country' is not communist?

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1 minute ago, jross said:

...support it depends on what characteristics and actions you want to emphasize.

Since you say China is not what it says it is, and China is not what it says it strives to be, how does Plasi label the ideology?  China describes its economic system as "socialism with Chinese characteristics" but does that mean the 'country' is not communist?

It's not worth continuing the conversation.  This is a decades long tactic done by communist sympathizers.  Any time something deviates from the manifesto it's automatically deemed not communism even if the direct result is due to communism 

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3 minutes ago, jross said:

...support it depends on what characteristics and actions you want to emphasize.

Since you say China is not what it says it is, and China is not what it says it strives to be, how does Plasi label the ideology?  China describes its economic system as "socialism with Chinese characteristics" but does that mean the 'country' is not communist?

I don't have any labels for it.  Communist is communist.  That ain't it.

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2 minutes ago, PortaJohn said:

It's not worth continuing the conversation.  This is a decades long tactic done by communist sympathizers.  Any time something deviates from the manifesto it's automatically deemed not communism even if the direct result is due to communism 

I'm not a communist sympathizer but I can objectively spot a communist society.  Further, I can understand the appeal and practicality that socialism or communism holds for the masses of an absolutely corrupt society, such as the one in Batista's Cuba.

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