So, since it's our "natural state" . . .

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Post #374,927 by Andrew Grygus 5/12/13 7:20:47 PM Reply	So, since it's our "natural state" . . . . . I'm sure you can point me to a few currently successful Communist societies of substantial size. And don't give me that "noble savage" crap from two centuries ago - an idealist myth - no such animal.
Post #374,931 by boxley 5/12/13 8:25:36 PM Reply	most alaskan native villages have such a system of course everyone is related somehow which is why it sort of half assed works Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 58 years. meep

if GM can do it why not achnod? - (boxley) - (33) - May 7, 2013, 04:19:27 PM EDT

interesting idea - (lincoln) - May 7, 2013, 04:21:31 PM EDT

Well, thanks for catching up. - (mmoffitt) - (31) - May 7, 2013, 04:47:00 PM EDT

I have always supported that idea -NT - (boxley) - May 7, 2013, 05:23:33 PM EDT

Hey - (jake123) - (28) - May 7, 2013, 08:34:59 PM EDT

IOW, you have capitalism. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (27) - May 8, 2013, 08:35:31 AM EDT

I largely view capitalism as a technical term - (jake123) - (25) - May 8, 2013, 09:36:27 AM EDT

I largely view capitalism as a euphemism - (mmoffitt) - (24) - May 8, 2013, 02:04:57 PM EDT

Here's the problem with that - (jake123) - (23) - May 8, 2013, 06:47:51 PM EDT

There we part ways. - (mmoffitt) - (22) - May 9, 2013, 08:31:41 AM EDT

Ah, but you see... - (jake123) - (21) - May 9, 2013, 08:37:30 AM EDT

I recognize there are limits to the "goodness" of Socialism. - (mmoffitt) - (20) - May 9, 2013, 08:48:47 AM EDT

we already have that - (boxley) - (19) - May 9, 2013, 10:05:20 AM EDT

From each according to ability, to each according to need. - (mmoffitt) - (18) - May 9, 2013, 11:18:00 AM EDT

naw - (boxley) - May 9, 2013, 12:08:24 PM EDT

And this is the basic flaw of Communism. - (Andrew Grygus) - (16) - May 9, 2013, 05:15:57 PM EDT

Only if you buy the Capitalist vision of the meaing of life. - (mmoffitt) - (15) - May 10, 2013, 09:10:13 AM EDT

not if you are a comissar :-) -NT - (boxley) - May 10, 2013, 09:40:36 AM EDT

I don't know how to farm . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (13) - May 10, 2013, 05:14:54 PM EDT

B.S. - (mmoffitt) - (12) - May 11, 2013, 02:55:45 PM EDT

So I can use your plane to take flying lessons? :) -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - May 11, 2013, 03:48:13 PM EDT

Nu, konechno, tovarishch. ;0) -NT - (mmoffitt) - (1) - May 13, 2013, 09:09:33 AM EDT

Re: Nu, konechno, tovarishch. ;0) - (folkert) - May 13, 2013, 09:51:34 AM EDT

Don't know what kids you've been hanging out with - (drook) - (3) - May 11, 2013, 05:51:40 PM EDT

The same ones that live in rainbow unicorn land - (crazy) - (2) - May 12, 2013, 01:03:19 PM EDT

Tasty communal jelly beans - (malraux) - (1) - May 12, 2013, 01:18:13 PM EDT

But sooner or later - (crazy) - May 12, 2013, 02:54:10 PM EDT

Cynicism is the natural default within what we've created, - (Ashton) - (2) - May 12, 2013, 05:40:33 PM EDT

if kranoj is all one has, people will fight over the kranoj -NT - (boxley) - May 12, 2013, 06:45:16 PM EDT

I couldn't agree more. - (mmoffitt) - May 13, 2013, 08:48:21 AM EDT

So, since it's our "natural state" . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - May 12, 2013, 07:20:47 PM EDT

most alaskan native villages have such a system - (boxley) - May 12, 2013, 08:25:36 PM EDT

Along the way... - (Another Scott) - May 9, 2013, 10:16:16 AM EDT

I prefer - (crazy) - May 8, 2013, 06:13:13 AM EDT

Can you stand the excitement?
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