The following is an interview with Communist Party Executive Vice Chair Jarvis Tyner in response to President Obama's January 27th state of the union address. It was conducted Thursday January 28th.
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@MANNY
I'll show you some countries that made "Communism Work' If you can tell me what you mean by making a country work"...Also When make make statement like "look at England .."(by which you probably mean GB), you should tell us what you mean. WHAT, do you know about Great Britain? Have you been there? Have you spoken to more than 1 person about thier Pesion and Health system? Do you think they would trade it for some American "free market" pain? We can all say all kind of unproven, unprovable crazy shit. It dosent help.Posted by Solerso, 09/26/2011 12:08am (5 months ago)
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I am open minded but I have doubts and questions. I would like a straight answer from someone. You have Cuban Government that feel the system is a failure, China is becoming less Communists, but what makes this party better? Here are some questions that I would like clarifications.
1. When Communism is declared will the current Constitution be abolished?
2. Will Communism abolish Republican and Democratic Parties?
3. A classless society is great, but will the government be equally classless? What I mean is will the government be like North Korea, China and Cuba that the government body have nice cars, maids, aides/entourage, nice homes and more possesion of the people.
4. Will people be afforded freedom of speech? Will the people be able to criticize the government without being prosecuted?
5. Will people have the power to strike, protest and organize groups to let our grievences be known?
6. Will people be shot and killed like in China when protests are organized? Will human rights be violated like China, North Korea and Cuba?
7. Other than the people be 100% taken cared of and the government gives us rights, will religions be abolished?
8. Do people have to give up their second car?
9. Do people lose ownership of their homes?
10. Are the people going to have ration cards to purchase anything and will it be limited?
11. Are people subject to 1 child policy as well like China?
12. Will television and the media be censored?
13. Will people have the right to vote for Democratic, Republican, Progressive, Socialism and Communism and run the country as such?Posted by Joseph, 08/20/2011 3:15pm (6 months ago)
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I don't know what the problem is but I can't find the link to the audio on this page.
Posted by Ed LaBonte, 08/16/2011 12:23pm (6 months ago)
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I admit I have communist leanings;however regardless of whatever system of government or political ideology you believe in it must have a fully functioning system of CHECKS&BALANCES.This country is falling apart because of a combination of warped American Mythology about primarily focused on the 40's & 50's and corporate "donations" to the politicians who serve in commities that are set as the aforementioned checks&balances.We as country are falling apart because of these progenitors of greed in the last three decaded were allowed to run rampant because of the paranoia of. McCarthy "Better dead than Red".Its American to be a greedy bastard inspite of the pains of others as long as you make a profit.If communism gains seats in political offices like in the early 1900's in NY there must be checks & balances and true accountability.
Posted by Eloy, 05/15/2011 2:30pm (9 months ago)
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thats neat i guesss but whats the communist party about? where doing a research paper and i have nada
Posted by mary swan, 04/12/2011 6:16pm (10 months ago)
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@Manny: Successful? China and they have all our jobs now. FYI Mexico is a Capitalist county and over there cab drivers and bartenders make more than doctors. The difference is that here the medical profession is protected by the AMA and other entities and given special treatment here. There are more than enough doctors in this country so it has nothing to do with supply and demand. With the exception of doctors, lawyers, and politicians you can go to school for something your whole life and gain all the experience you can but when the market tanks in your profession you're S.O.L. here and then you have to pay to be trained for something else. BTW I would give anything to see these Wall Street bankers try to make ends meet on a $400/wk paycheck that they say is good enough for the rest of us.
Posted by Robert, 03/25/2011 5:39am (11 months ago)
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I have a question, seems as though the communists in this country feel as though communism would be different in America, that it would empower everyone and that all would be treated equally. Humans are greedy, power hungry animals, that once given the ability to control will take every opportunity to maintain their control no matter the cost. I am not communist, I like my freedoms and the freedom from government involvement. Forget making a good wage to live off of, we would be stuck making $10.00 an hour, no matter the profession. A person with eight years of college and years of experience would make the same as an individual who has dropped out of high school and working at McDonalds. There is no reward for hard work. Cops who risk their life would make the same as an individual who takes no risks. With Communism, there is no freedom from government involvement. My question is, why would anyone want a communist party to rule this country? It might be good for a nano second but after that politicians would become the USSR, Cuba, N. Korea, Forget Communism, Show me which country has made communism work, England is socialist and look at it, BROKE! N. Korea, Communist, treats their citizens like Garbage! Please let me know which countries have ever been communist and have been successful. Poland Communist, Brother in law risked his life to escape.
Posted by Manny, 03/14/2011 8:44pm (11 months ago)
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Yeah, most of the anti-Communist comments on here could more accurately be described as anti-Stalinist. Communism, as many people (like Zach) have said, doesn't mean giving up ones individual freedoms and rights. The real problem in the USSR was that men with twisted morals were able to take power and their position to oppress the proletariat.
I have a few friends who are anti-Communist but they are opposed to it on principle and not because of its Stalinist tendencies. It is fine having discussions with them, because they actually know what they are talking about, while people who use the ideas of Stalinism and Communism interchangeably are very annoying.Posted by , 02/27/2011 10:22pm (12 months ago)
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Zach ,
You should not be confused as to why anti-communist people comment on this site. Critical thought demands that a person understand both sides to an issue before making an educated decision. The people who have commented below whether well-reasoned or not are engaging in critical thought. This is a valuable asset to the national debate as to the direction of our country.
As to "oh well, the educated know better." That is a dangerous train of thought. You should entertain the opposing thought process, if your main goal is critical thought. If a clear, well reasoned, critical understanding is not your primary goal then I would ask that you discontinue the public discourse because you are not arguing for the public, but for yourself. That as we should all know is demagoguery.
"Communism is not about giving up total freedom." It is certainly not, to give up total freedom is to be dead. Even in the most repressive governments you have the freedom to think. Phrasing yourself this way gives the reader no other conclusion but to agree with you. This in-it-of-itself is a savvy tactic but shows the lack of depth to your defense of communism.
Now, you have a valid point that managers/owners have control (if you discount minimum wage, unions, and the invisible hand)
over your wages. But, you have control over where you work. You have control over how hard you work to better educate yourself, how indispensable you make yourself on the job site, how valuable you become to your employer. As you work harder to better yourself you become more powerful. Insomuch as you can now dictate higher wages. The free market rewards your hard work and penalizes stagnation and laziness. It, in short, incentives growth.
True, all government systems do ask for sacrifice. That is, after all, the social contract Marx, Hegel, Rousseau, Locke, and Hobbes (as well as others) described in their independent works on the nature of government. The key is to allow max state-of-nature (freedom) and minimize subjugation (control).
"Should you lose...." This is an interesting point, the should i lose. It assumes the government will never lose. Unfortunately, people are flawed by our very nature. Either we are sinners trying to attain godliness or we are creatures ever evolving toward a perfected state. Government, a system of man, is therefor flawed. Government, as such, fails. Hurricane Katrina can be seen as a wondrous testimonial. In that case the people depended, literally on their roofs with sign depended, on the government. The outcome...not utopia. In Utah 2007 they had a flood. The difference is the state and its people acted individually. They brought in upon themselves to help their neighbor. They did not depend upon government aid. By the time the government did show up, the work was well under way. The people not the government are the key to "should you lose..."
In the state of nature Marx refers to, we have our freedom. Unfortunately, Marx believes it positive to take power from 'faced' individuals and give it to 'unfaced' governments. How he comes to the conclusion that it is better for the proletariat to have 'unfaced' aggressors rather than 'faced' ones is puzzling. Make no mistake the government is an aggressor. If you do not believe me, ask yourself, "would I like Regan or Bush to have the power Marx would bestow upon the governmental leader?"
One thing to always keep in mind, every power you give the government in this country to a President or congress you approve of will always go to a President and congress you disprove off. Every time a law is passed ask yourself, "Do I want a Republican to have this power?" "Do I want a Democrat to have this power?" or most importantly "SHOULD a Republican or Democrat have this power?"
I could go on with your reference to biblical text and the morality of communism but I will leave that to another day. Please feel free anyone to contribute to the nation discourse. We all want to see our version of the future, let us discuss our path.
"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first."
-Thomas Jefferson
Posted by John Q Public, 02/27/2011 6:57pm (12 months ago)
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I get so confused as to why anti-communist people comment on this site. Why are you even reading this site?! Oh well, the educated know better. Communism is not about giving up total freedom. That's what some parts of the mixed market economy do now. You have no control over your wages. The manager does. If you don't like your wages/benefits, go work somewhere else! With a 9% unemployment rate, we can certainly find someone else to do your job. Communism does require sacrifice, as all governmental systems do. Shoudl you lose your job, should you lose your house, should you lose your health insurance, don't you want to ensure you and your loved ones will be ok? That's what communism is about. Freedom to have the basic needs no matter what happens to you. Freedom to love what you do because it supports you, your family, and your society. Freedom to be who you are without the political "right" telling you what is moral and what is not according to a book written thousands of years ago, editted thousands of times, and interpreted in thousands of ways by different monarchs. Communism is that I will be taken care of, my family will be taken care, and my societal brother/sister will be taken care of too no matter what.
Posted by Zach, 02/02/2011 3:30am (1 year ago)
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