question about capitalism and communism.

[thelastpetitioner 218]

i have an honest and genuine question.

i just finished watching carlos,the mini series version,and it made me wonder ,back in the old days,communists WERE communists,they did not stand capitalism and imperialism.

but today,even the countries that are specifically labeled as communist are becoming victims of capitalism,take china for example,or maybe even cuba.how do they justify that to their people?

[Obama 2012 1,714]

i have an honest and genuine question.

i just finished watching carlos,the mini series version,and it made me wonder ,back in the old days,communists WERE communists,they did not stand capitalism and imperialism.

but today,even the countries that are specifically labeled as communist are becoming victims of capitalism,take china for example,or maybe even cuba.how do they justify that to their people?

Because at the end of the day, the only thing that can drive an economy is market forces.

If you have deep control over everything, then there's no way to expect growth. You're only going to have (if you're lucky) what you need to get by and make it in the world.

That's not to say you can't have controls on the market, but for the most part you need to let it go at its own pace.

The more China's government has relaxes their grip on the economy, the faster things have grown.

Of course, the question you have to ask in the case of China though is; are they actually growing? OR are they just catching up with the rest of the world finally?

[^_^ 5,021]

i have an honest and genuine question.

i just finished watching carlos,the mini series version,and it made me wonder ,back in the old days,communists WERE communists,they did not stand capitalism and imperialism.

but today,even the countries that are specifically labeled as communist are becoming victims of capitalism,take china for example,or maybe even cuba.how do they justify that to their people?

victims of capitalism?

put down the hashish.

[rika60607 215]

They don't.

Communists existed, but communism never actualized. All we had was a socialism that was converted into various levels of dictatorship by corrupt people. At the time any of those countries started practicing capitalism, they were no longer socialist (except by name).

i have an honest and genuine question.

i just finished watching carlos,the mini series version,and it made me wonder ,back in the old days,communists WERE communists,they did not stand capitalism and imperialism.

but today,even the countries that are specifically labeled as communist are becoming victims of capitalism,take china for example,or maybe even cuba.how do they justify that to their people?

[Dan and Judy 614]

but today,even the countries that are specifically labeled as communist are becoming victims of capitalism,

The Capitalist countries are victims of Communism