tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post2096215527468401252..comments2024-03-25T15:17:04.488-07:00Comments on Captain Capitalism: Why Every Leftist Needs to Listen to KhrushchevCaptain Capitalismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-69621617529007391222016-03-29T14:52:40.823-07:002016-03-29T14:52:40.823-07:00My wife was Born in 74' and grew up in Moscow....My wife was Born in 74' and grew up in Moscow. Spent alot of time waiting in lines for basic food stuffs and they sometimes simply ran out before it was your turn at the counter. My mother-in-law once waited 6 hours in line to buy a the luxury item-- a cheap bra made in Yugoslavia. Polish acquintances told me of having to get a certificate in order to by shoes and you dropped everything and ran to the store once they finally got a shipment in.<br /><br /><br />It was worse they any western leftist would ever admit if they could acknowledge it--- they won't of course. Cult members rarely leave the cave.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-77783020362167465242016-03-27T19:04:46.769-07:002016-03-27T19:04:46.769-07:00I recommend "Life in Russia" by Michael ...I recommend "Life in Russia" by Michael Binyon for getting a feel of what daily life was like in the Soviet Union. It reads like a comedy at times until you stop and realize the hugely negative effect in had on millions of lives. Should be required reading before anyone can cast a vote for Bernie. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-56873808812429739032016-03-27T16:06:51.240-07:002016-03-27T16:06:51.240-07:00"It is difficult to get a man to understand s..."It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it"<br /><br />Yes it's an Upon Sinclair quote but he got it right with that one.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527184418505611002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-64179710523377063332016-03-27T12:55:32.670-07:002016-03-27T12:55:32.670-07:00This is pretty much the problem with any system ba...This is pretty much the problem with any system based on ideology instead of real world observation and analysis. People become so obsessed with their own ideas that they can't see what's happening right in front of them.<br /><br />I actually think you could say the same thing about the "free market is the answer to everything" crowd though. The last time there was a real laissez faire government existed in the US was the late 1800s and if you look at society then it wasn't much better than the Soviet Union. ~90% of people lived a menial existence that they had no real avenue of escape from and industry ended up being consolidated into monopolies and cartels that actually destroyed the free market that created them.<br /><br />It's the same basic issue as the Soviet system. Reality is always more complicated than theory and in practice never works out like it does in a textsbook. Communist theory ignores how inefficient large organisations are and how people are motivated by profit. Classical economics ignores that people aren't perfectly rational actors as well as the massive multiplier effect of capital.<br /><br />(I get this comment is a bit against the grain and might end up being deleted, but its an interesting thought anyway)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-26002257308121526982016-03-27T08:07:30.786-07:002016-03-27T08:07:30.786-07:00I subscribed to the podcast. Thanks Cappy!
For a...I subscribed to the podcast. Thanks Cappy!<br /><br />For anyone interested, "K Blows Top" is a fun and easy book about Khrushchev and his visit to the States. $1.54 on Amazon!<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Blows-Top-Interlude-Starring-Khrushchev/dp/B00381B7HI/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&keywords=k%20blows%20top&linkCode=ur2&qid=1349017474&sr=8-1&tag=ushankaus-20Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097451556633262624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-55079775629405156272016-03-27T07:21:57.244-07:002016-03-27T07:21:57.244-07:00Take off show bang it on the podium then insert in...Take off show bang it on the podium then insert into mouth all liberals almost always stick their foot into their mouthSpurwing Plover the fighting shorebirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-65973031737443689352016-03-27T07:17:34.436-07:002016-03-27T07:17:34.436-07:00There's a fascinating book by a guy who was de...There's a fascinating book by a guy who was deputy director of a Soviet factory during the Stalin era. What Khrushchev saw rather confusedly at the strategic level, this guy saw very clearly at the operational level.<br /><br />http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/31715.htmlDavid Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-51372423689054777842016-03-27T03:54:02.628-07:002016-03-27T03:54:02.628-07:00communism,socialism, whatever you want to call it,...communism,socialism, whatever you want to call it, has never been about economics. How could it be after failing 100% of the time, seriously 100% is a very rare number in nature. Yet this fails every single time.<br /><br />No, communism is always about power, and the inability of lesser men to earn or create the material wealth that they see , and covet, better men than they will ever be accumulate and create. When a great man produces or betters a good or service that a free people are willing to pay for, this creates wealth for the more than just himself. It creates wealth for a society.<br /><br />EVERY.SINGLE.TIME<br /><br />sorry for caps Cappy.<br /><br />G. Tirebiter<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-45532423871891240362016-03-26T21:54:03.052-07:002016-03-26T21:54:03.052-07:00If you read the Iceland Reagan/Gorbachev transcrip...If you read the Iceland Reagan/Gorbachev transcripts you can see the same thing. Gorbachev has no idea how the real world works or why the US is able to produce and have the quality of life it does. Reagan understood and tried to explain but Gorbachev had no reference point. Nothing to relate to. It (economics) was a complete mystery to him.<br />The sad thing is - what other US presidents would understand and be able to explain why things worked and didn't work?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263225466705668780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-6730306249080134272016-03-26T21:17:54.254-07:002016-03-26T21:17:54.254-07:00That Russian Rulers blog has become required liste...That Russian Rulers blog has become required listening for me. If you could link more such resources, I'll bookmark them.Eh, Whatever.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-33588288907042241162016-03-26T17:31:34.030-07:002016-03-26T17:31:34.030-07:00My old man used to live in Los Angeles and told me...My old man used to live in Los Angeles and told me a story about the time Khrushchev visited the US. Khrushchev desperately wanted to visit Disneyland while he was in Southern California. True story. Ruthless commie dictator wanted to see Disneyland. Back in those days, American men had a spine and told the commie to fuck off. They weren't going to allow that piece of shit to stink up Disneyland. It was for the children, not rotten communists dictators. Needless to say, Khrushchev was not allowed to go near Disneyland.<br /><br />Now of course the realist in me understands that Khrushchev didn't go to Disneyland due to massive logistical and security concerns, but the point remains. He didn't go there. How things have changed. These days I'm sure Obama would close down the 405 freeway for Charles Manson. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-75631046677697097292016-03-26T17:19:36.658-07:002016-03-26T17:19:36.658-07:00Or maybe they should listen to Yeltsin -- http://b...Or maybe they should listen to Yeltsin -- http://blog.chron.com/thetexican/2014/04/when-boris-yeltsin-went-grocery-shopping-in-clear-lake/Tucanae Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935170696138248693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-21221925394706403372016-03-26T14:36:37.630-07:002016-03-26T14:36:37.630-07:00If only ANY Western "leader" was so hone...If only ANY Western "leader" was so honest.<br /><br />Or if only ANY of their enabling Praetorian Guard had any honor.<br /><br />But NOOOOO.......Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-50991497013478577242016-03-26T14:30:56.879-07:002016-03-26T14:30:56.879-07:00That'll never happen here because we have an e...That'll never happen here because we have an economic Einstein leading us in Canada. Yessir, our little Bunnykins of a Prime Minister is brilliant. <br />Here's an example: "the budget will balance itself".<br /><br />Wow! You're surprised by the profundity of that statement, eh? I mean, what tops that for absolute depth? Just like Marshall McLuhan, eh? Remember his famous comment..."The mediocrity is the message".<br /><br />Jamie MacMasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-62054919229683676992016-03-26T14:22:34.141-07:002016-03-26T14:22:34.141-07:00Great piece.
Literally Everything to progressive...Great piece. <br /><br />Literally Everything to progressives is a social issue. They literally don't acknowledge that foreign policy or the economy even exists and NEVER talk about it. <br /><br />And This explains why.Good Looking Loserhttp://www.gll-getalife.comnoreply@blogger.com