Posted on 08/15/2006 4:51:55 AM PDT by Molly Pitcher
Those that can, do.
Those that can't, teach.
Those that can't do or teach, work for the government.
That's like asking "Are Communists Communists?"
Yes.
Professor of Communism - fixed!
"That's like asking "Are Communists Communists?"
Exactly.
DUH!
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speaking of which, in California, I read that one bill Gil, and Villaraigosa, both law students, NEVER passed the bar exam, yet profess to be attorneys.
Journos are wannabe literary elites. Words are vastly more important to them than deeds.
There are more communists on our university campuses than in Russia. In Russia they know communism does not work.
All ELITES share one common ideology .... that THEIR elite should run things on behalf of the common man because they better knowledge of what is best for the common man than the common man does for himself.
With Marx-Leninism it was the "ditatorship of the proletariat" which meant the Communist Party ELITE.
The Western ELITE just wants the "dictatorship of the proletariat" with a "human face". The term "human face" means they don't have to be logically consistent... and God forbid ... not dogmatic. The political correctness of what is in the best interest of the common man can change rapidly as circumstances change.
Of course, ultimately, what is in the best interest of the common man is that these self-designated ELITE be in power to control the behavior of the common man.
Fact: Communist forms of government do nothing but to stifle growth, health, and wealth of the masses while a select few reap the rewards and lush lifestyles of an Utopian oligarchy that feeds off the backs of the poor.
Look at the professors positions, salaries, power, etc. compared to that of the young student. A great similarity exists between the 2 social structures.
No, it's more like "Professor of Communism, Soviet Style."
"....while a select few reap the rewards and lush lifestyles of an Utopian oligarchy that feeds off the backs of the poor."
This is the reason party hacks, who could never hope to achieve ANY measure of wealth on their own, all naturally become Communists...the Clintons are a prime example.
One of my older sisters, who holds a PhD in Business Mathematics and teaches college, has stated her one wish for society is income equality. I admonished her for influencing America's youth with this communist philosophy, an accusation she denied. She and her husband (formerly in academia) are rabid Hillary! supporters.
They think they are.
Often, when people evaluate capitalism, they evaluate a system that exists on Earth. When they evaluate communism, they are talking about a non-existent Utopia. What exists on Earth, with all of its problems and shortcomings, is always going to fail miserably when compared to a Utopia. The very attempt to achieve the utopian goals of communism requires the ruthless suppression of the individual and an attack on any institution that might compromise the loyalty of the individual to the state. That's why one of the first orders of business for communism, and those who support its ideas, is the attack on religion and the family.
PS: Ask your son to listen for the words "think" and "feel". Their use generally defines whether one is talking to a lib or a conservative. It works almost every time on talk shows. I bet it will be the same on campus also.
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