Capitalism is a prerequisite for socialism. There can be no socialism if capitalism does not come first. A large reason that the Russian Revolution failed is that they tried to go from a feudal society to a socialist society. International socialism requires international capitalism to come first. Only once international capitalism has been achieved can international socialism be achieved. For this reason I support NAFTA, as it brings international capitalism closer to its apex and inevitable decline.
First off, I do support the right to bear arms. I do strongly support it & believe it to be the bulwark of liberty, but here are some NRA-style arguments that don't make much sense.
If someone had a gun there wouldn't have been a shooting. This is a very poor argument. I doubt bringing more weapons into a violent situation will pacify anything. More likely you will just end up with more corpses. The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Actually, some mental healthcare would do a great deal of good. Might also help if said healthcare was provided by the government and didn't cost a fortune. But that would be socialism (the worst thing of all)! It's the videogames/medicine/liberal Media! A convenient way to avoid a discussion about gun control or free mental healthcare. When all alse fails, blame something else for gun violence! The Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the CPRF, would be more accurately called the Russian Pensioners' Nationalist Party, or RPNP. On social issues the party is not much different from the American GOP. The party has recently congratulated the Russian government on banning "homosexual propaganda" for their crack down on LGBT rights. This is merely one example of how it is similar to the American religious right. They are also hostile to science (evolution in particular), taxes and are proudly "tough on crime" (AKA want to have some fun with capital punishment). Marx, who despised capital punishment, is surely rolling in his grave. Strangely for a party claiming to be Marxist, they also love Christianity; the leader has talked about the "spiritual aspects of communism" (Russian Orthodox Church) and would like to see church and state intertwined. They both blame "liberals" for all society's problems & that the media is out to get them. Even more strikingly similar is their wish to return to the 1950's (during Stalin's time for the CPRF, during the time of "family values" for the GOP).
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AuthorSam is a grade 11 English student who loves international politics. Archives
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