Marxism And Socialism

[antouwan]

[quote name='inino' date='25 November 2009 - 05:40 PM' timestamp='1259192447' post='431987']
Whether it works or not, we always be taught in America that it is a failing evil system where the gvmnt takes your money and gives it to people who dont deserve it. We faught wars in the defense of capitalism and the prevention of socialism. Korea, vietnam, Cuba, [b]WW 2[/b], probably more but I cant think of them off the top of my head.

Capitalism and Socialism are both viable political, economical, and social ideologies if they are operated the way the theories are stated. No one ever follows the theories exactly for some reason or other.

In a way its all propeganda. We think its bad because we are ignorant.

Im an economics major, so obviously I have read Marx. Learning all economic theories is very important in my field of study. But for example I have not read very many religious texts, so I would never try to enforce my religious opinion onto others or claim myself "right".

Socialism cannot actually work unless people are dedicated to the cause. Also other countries cannot invest resources to prevent socialism from working.
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whaaa? i thought we were fighting the trend of fascism and spreading imperialism? weren't we in an entente with the soviets during the 2nd ww? granted franco, who oficially remained neutral, didn't hesitate sending volunteers to the russian front to kill communists…i'm not too opposed to that idea, retrospectively speaking, that is.