Communists' ranks swell as Japanese economy tanks

[Jimaz]

With all the recently contrived hyperbole about communist socialist nazi extraterrestrial liberals, this article from today's Free Press caught my eye: Communists' ranks swell as Japanese economy tanks.

TOKYO -- Under a big red flag, the headquarters of the Communist Party of Japan are the center of the most vibrant grassroots movement in the country. The party's ranks are swelling, it has 24,000 branch offices and more than 1 million people read its newspaper. Only one party -- the one that runs the country -- beats it at fund-raising....

Maybe there's some conspiracy theory out there explaining why neocon new-world-order policies were intended to have this effect?

[ccbatson]

Same issue as here...uninformed and unhappy liberals in the populace being fooled into believing that more of the cause is a solution to itself. Communism being a more extreme form of socialism...which is the bane of their [[and becoming our) economies' existence.

[d.mcc]

Same issue as here...uninformed and unhappy liberals in the populace being fooled into believing that more of the cause is a solution to itself. Communism being a more extreme form of socialism...which is the bane of their [[and becoming our) economies' existence.

Can you even explain why communism is bad? Is Jesus bad???

[CountrySquire]

Communism suffers from the same basic pitfall that Capitalism does. Corruption, when those in power manipulate the system so that only to a few will benefit. While millions of Russians stood in bread lines, the friends of the politiboro enjoyed comfortable lifestyles. In GWB's America while millions are out of work, a few lucky devils enjoy stock options and bonuses.

[ccbatson]

The premise of communism is to have central government supersede and oppress the individual for the claimed benefit of the collective [[specifically, for the erroneously perceived formerly oppressed workers/proletariat).

The opposite of capitalism and systemically, as well as ideologically corrupt.

Is Jesus bad? Not entirely good, or entirely bad in my opinion. The collectivist elements are bad, but well intentioned...with the road to heck paved by good intentions.

[Detroit Stylin]

Is Jesus bad? Not entirely good, or entirely bad in my opinion. The collectivist elements are bad, but well intentioned...with the road to heck paved by good intentions.

GTF outta here....

[Flanders]

Same issue as here...uninformed and unhappy liberals in the populace being fooled into believing that more of the cause is a solution to itself. Communism being a more extreme form of socialism...which is the bane of their [[and becoming our) economies' existence.

Funny how objectivists condemn liberals as socialists, all the while championing global corporate capitalism that now exploits the labor of communists, and fooling the ignorant and selfish middle-class conservatives in the populace into believing that tax cuts for the wealthy will still create and preserve jobs, when in fact they no longer do, in the face of continued offshoring and outsourcing, which is the bane of our economy's continued existence.

[ccbatson]

When/where did I endorse corporate socialism?

Tax cuts for everyone, not just wealthy, or poor.

Outsourcing results from anti free market liberal ideas such as bloated organized labor, and heavy business taxation...look in the mirror for the problem and solution both liberals.

[Flanders]

When/where did I endorse corporate socialism?

Tax cuts for everyone, not just wealthy, or poor.

Outsourcing results from anti free market liberal ideas such as bloated organized labor, and heavy business taxation...look in the mirror for the problem and solution both liberals.

Outsourcing and offshoring is the direct result of corporate greed, and since jobs that were never held by organized labor [[ie white collar jobs) are vulnerable as well, your objectivist ideals fail miserably. Not to mention that the so called "heavy business taxation" is a myth, considering the US leaky tax code that permits business, both foreign and domestic, to avoid paying any federal taxes at all.

[ccbatson]

Objectivist ideals, even in the early industrial age, were never realized...we have always been no more than a mixed capitalist/socialist economy. On the other hand, if we were to approach that ideal, prosperity would be unprecedented.