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Marxism Lives
Mises ^

Posted on 07/31/2008 3:06:25 PM PDT by newbie2008

If old Karl Marx, the embittered inventor of communism, could return from the grave, he would no doubt be surprised to find that most of the 10 planks of his Communist Manifesto, issued in 1848 in collaboration with Frederick Engels, have been happily adopted or are at least supported by Americans.

Let's look at the 10 planks:

1. "Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes." Well, we're working on this one. The federal government owns huge amounts of land and is acquiring more. Private property rights are being eroded deliberately in the name of protecting the environment.

2. "A heavy progressive or graduated income tax." Need I say more? Before Ronald Reagan's tax law changes we had exactly that and many Americans support the idea of taxing the rich more than the less-rich.

3. "Abolition of all rights of inheritance." We haven't gone all the way on that one, but heavy estate taxes are a step in that direction. Estate taxes are purely punitive because they are taxes levied on assets on which multiple taxes have already been paid many times.

4. "Confiscation of the property of emigrants and rebels." Well, our forefathers confiscated the property of those who supported the British during the Revolution, and, under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and other civil statutes, property is being confiscated right and left in the name of the war on drugs.

5. "Centralization of credit in the hands of the state . . . ." Pretty much done. See the Federal Reserve Act.

6. "Centralization of the means of communications and transport in the hands of the state." Seen a private road or bridge lately? Who licenses all radio and television? Only the First Amendment saves the print press from federal licensing, but I suspect that hate-speech laws will soon follow hate-crime laws, and that will erode that freedom.

7. "Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the state . . . ." Well, the government runs many businesses and some folks would like to see it run more.

8. "Equal obligation to work. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture." We've escaped this one mainly, in my opinion, because of the Second Amendment (the right to own firearms) and mechanization.

9. "Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of distinction between town and country." Pretty much done, because big corporations dominate what's left of agriculture and mass communications have more or less erased cultural differences.

10. "Free education of all children in public schools. Abolition of child factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production." Done.


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: marines

1 posted on 07/31/2008 3:06:26 PM PDT by newbie2008
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To: newbie2008

Mission Accomplished!
Now, where have I heard that b4???


2 posted on 07/31/2008 3:09:11 PM PDT by gunnyg
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To: newbie2008

And if Obama becomes Prez, the Marxist takeover of the once great nation known as the United States of America, will be complete.


3 posted on 07/31/2008 3:11:37 PM PDT by Bobkk47
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To: Bobkk47

Obama is a Marxist and he has studied under Pastor Jeremiah Wright for 20 years, so what does this tell you? Anyone who would want Obama to be President of the USA, has to be anti-American.


4 posted on 07/31/2008 3:17:43 PM PDT by tessalu
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To: Bobkk47

America is already 99% communist. What difference does it make which communist leader is at the head of the state apparatus?


5 posted on 07/31/2008 3:18:25 PM PDT by FFranco
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To: newbie2008

Question #1 for both McCain and Opossum at the ^first^ debate/townhall:

What, in terms of specific government policy, describes “socialism” to you.

The answers will be very revealing!


6 posted on 07/31/2008 3:22:11 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel
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To: gunnyg
As to #4 read this article about how we now tax people leaving the US for good as if they were selling all their assets....it is really eye opening...

LINK HERE
7 posted on 07/31/2008 3:25:54 PM PDT by willyd (Tickets, fines, fees, permits and inspections are synonyms for taxes)
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To: newbie2008

read later


8 posted on 07/31/2008 3:51:04 PM PDT by LiteKeeper (Beware the secularization of America; the Islamization of Eurabia)
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To: newbie2008

Amazing, somewhat, to see responses like this here—and when someone comes along who wants to fight for returning to our constitutional republic, he is ridiculed beyond belief, called names, and nobody—NOBODY—will stand up for him—well, maybe a very few—damn few!

We get what we deserve.

Semper Fidelis
Dick Gaines
~~~~~


9 posted on 07/31/2008 3:58:36 PM PDT by gunnyg
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To: gunnyg

Well, gunny, we’ve got Heller to build on and the majority of citizens vote on referendums in the states to roll back Kelo - the illegal seizure of property by government - so we’re not circulating down the drain just yet.

Stand your position, gunny, you’re covered on the flanks.


10 posted on 07/31/2008 6:02:18 PM PDT by sergeantdave (We are entering the Age of the Idiot)
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