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BOG PERSON

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22. perestroika (abandonment of central planning) was already implemented by 1985

Reply to Art_from_Ark (Reply #19)

Mon Jul 16, 2012, 11:08 PM

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The New Totalitarianism: How American Corporations Have Made America Like the Soviet Union [View all] xchrom Jul 2012 OP

Yeah.. ananda Jul 2012 #1

k and r nashville_brook Jul 2012 #2

Is Truth. Octafish Jul 2012 #3

in a sad irony amfortas the hippie Jul 2012 #4

I've said for years that our leaders learned the wrong lessons. knitter4democracy Jul 2012 #5

And pretty soon, we'll all be buying everything from one store - Wal-Mart. reformist2 Jul 2012 #6

k&r raouldukelives Jul 2012 #7

The whole helpless and powerless spiel gets old... bhikkhu Jul 2012 #8

That could have been a good joke, but you lost me at "purely democratic constructs" Occulus Jul 2012 #10

In the sense that they are chosen by the people in general bhikkhu Jul 2012 #14

'which essentially makes them almost purely democratic constructs' marmar Jul 2012 #12

You're right, I always choose Lockheed for my warplane needs. JackRiddler Jul 2012 #20

I get your point, but nevertheless corporations are the sum of people's choices bhikkhu Jul 2012 #25

K&R n/t bobthedrummer Jul 2012 #9

In terms of lack of political choice true - TBF Jul 2012 #11

Soviet citizens had to stand in long lines to buy very basic items Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #15

Yes I saw the propaganda movies in 6th grade TBF Jul 2012 #16

A couple of my geography professors actually took a tour of the USSR with Intourist Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #19

perestroika (abandonment of central planning) was already implemented by 1985 BOG PERSON Jul 2012 #22

I don't think you can say perestroika was "already implemented" by 1985 Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #24

The Sovoets had their horrors DonCoquixote Jul 2012 #27

Work for a corporation and try signing on to DU. joshcryer Jul 2012 #32

"Red baiting"? Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #33

I know what you're doing TBF Jul 2012 #36

Next thing you'll be telling me, Stalin didn't have any purges Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #42

I'm not getting into this with you. TBF Jul 2012 #45

otoh BOG PERSON Jul 2012 #17

Central planning was very efficient, it was just focused on the wrong things. white_wolf Jul 2012 #39

K&R. Thanks for posting. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #13

They only want what's best for us. kenny blankenship Jul 2012 #18

There's no fundamental difference between state communism and unfettered capitalism. joshcryer Jul 2012 #21

you're the worst BOG PERSON Jul 2012 #23

I dunno - from this vantage point it looks to me like the TBF Jul 2012 #37

You still have the option to not shop at Wal-Mart. joshcryer Jul 2012 #38

In one of his videos Chomsky makes a similar point. white_wolf Jul 2012 #40

Chomsky recognizes that state communism / USSR is capitalist at heart. joshcryer Jul 2012 #43

kr HiPointDem Jul 2012 #26

heh RobertEarl Jul 2012 #28

I've been seriously thinking, there seem to be problems once ANY kind of organization becomes snot Jul 2012 #29

It's the Iron Law of Oligarchy. white_wolf Jul 2012 #41

Very interesting, thanks! snot Jul 2012 #46

K&R patrice Jul 2012 #30

Yup, many of us have made similar observations nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #31

I do what I can quaker bill Jul 2012 #34

Excellent article krispos42 Jul 2012 #35

America has changed aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #44