Ahem. And let It begin.
Firstly, they are not the same thing.
Indeed, but your definition is missing a drastic detail. Socialism is the TRANSITION into Communism. There has never been a truly Communistic State, its like being perfect. If you have one meager flaw, you're not perfect, you're just ridiculously good. If a Communistic State has a government, or unequal wages, or ANYTHING outside the guidelines set by Karl Marx, then it isn't Communistic, it's a socialistic state. Communism HAS never truly existed and probably will not exist, or if it does, won't survive for long in the modern world. It's like a rectangle and a square, Communism is a form of ridiculously equal socialism, but socialism is socialism, where parasites who don't contribute to the community get their fare share.
2. It is often hijacked by fascists and turned into a dictatorship (take Stalin, for instance).
An excellent example of why SOCIALISM (the road to Communism) is horrendous, it is fated to have an elite upper class of government-workers that are too reluctant to ever give up their power to create a truly Communistic State.
America is NOT a beacon of hope and freedom.
Ahem. "Oh Say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave, o'er the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave". The United States was the only democracy with influence when it first came about in the late 18th century. It has saved the world from Colonial Tyranny (England, Spain), Global Piracy Organizations (The Barbary States), Empires that take away the rights of the working man (The Mexican Empire), those who would enslave other humans (CSA), world-threatening conquest-happy Facist States (World War II), the most powerful Socialistic Union of Nations to walk the Earth (Cold War), and now lead the spearhead into the War on Terror, where evil international forces would kill scores of innocents for their causes.
The theory of relativity was invented by Einstein, who was NOT an american.
So...
Ever since Ronald Reagan took office, America's reputation has gone down the toilet.
Ronald Reagan has the esteemed title of being one of the most successful Presidents in this nation's history. He oversaw the fall of the Berlin Wall, where one of the most important cities in all of history was divided because some Socialist Parasites thought they had a right to determine if their people could move or not, making Berlin essentially, a prison of the people.
Before that, America had limitations on big businesses,
And still do. They're the anti-trust laws we have to ensure no one company can control EVERYTHING, turning the nation from a glorious capitalistic power to a dystopian nightmare. It's like a Level Cap, so no one "Player" can ever hit some forsaken "Level 10000" and obliterate all others in "PvP". Its a weird comparison, but parallels my point nicely.
but not since "capitalism"
You sound as if Capitalism is some new idea. No, the basis of Western Civilization, Greek culture, is where America got nearly all of its ideas (the others were taken from parasites that couldn't handle their own lives and needed to be spoon-fed by an already-troubled government).
Somebody who is not smart is a parasite and must die.
There are plenty of people who aren't college graduates who contribute to society immensely more than socialistic parasites. You don't need to be too smart, you need to be able to read, write, and have the determination to push the economy further with your hard work. And I never said "Die". They must be corrected of their ways, and if they can't survive because of their own decisions, then that's their fault.
Again, it is IMPOSSIBLE to live well on wellfare, even in a more socialist society.
Why use a paper wall trying to stop a speeding car?
Now it's just insane. CEOs get paid 400 times more than their employees.
That's their own business choice. If an employee wants more pay, s/he can try and find somewhere else. Remember, play the cards you're dealt. It's their money, they can do what they want with it (within legal reason)
Everyone WANTS a job, but sometimes people can't get them. That does not mean they are parasites.
Yes is does. They're lazy parasites who have no survival instinct. If you want a job to pay for food, then you'll FIND ONE.
They are simply clinging on to the only thread they have, because they CAN'T get work.
The thread made of the hard work, elbow grease, and sweat off the brow of the working class of America, who worked just as hard to find work themselves.
So, if you want to kill 10% of the population for living on crumbs because they don't have anything else...
Show me a source of this "ten-per cent". I never said "Die", and again, if they want more, they'll work to get more. There's always more. It's called The Land of Opportunity for a reason, even then, other capitalistic countries like Canada, nations in the EU, South Africa, Australia, even Iceland have opportunities waiting. If someone wants a job, again, they'll FIND ONE, or fail because they cannot contribute. Unfortunately, the capitalistic nations of the world like helping out parasites, they thing they're cute, so they give them small amounts of food here and there and keep them as pets sucking out their blood. (Imagery)
WTF? Do you know what the theory of relativity is? It has nothing to do with history or slavery...
I was referencing the fact that when the US stopped having slavery, or in the final days of a US w/slavery, the only major nation w/o slavery was the British Empire. In a modern society, we consider this "wrong", but back then it was completely normal. It's like spilling milk, when you're a child, you think its a big deal, but now you're just like "Milk costs, like, what, three bucks? Whatever. Didn't even spill that much".
Okay, let me guess, you're a social Darwinist? Would you let a disabled person rather die because he/she can't work or letting the state give him/her some money?
I wouldn't define myself I'm totally sure I may/may not be, and yes, I would. Play with the cards you're dealt. It goes back to the "kill one to save a million" concept.
Capitalism could work in theory (although not as well), the problem is that it allows big businesses to grow so powerful nothing can stand in their way.
Ahem. The United States. Britain. Germany. Sweden. Denmark. Australia. Japan. South Korea. South Africa. Just a list of the most powerful nations on Earth that coincidentally also quite capitalist.
The People's Republic of China. North Korea. Cuba. Venezuela. A list of nations that are Communistic right now and aren't doing so hot (eh, maybe or maybe not excluding China, they never let any info out anyway, Commie parasites...) Not to mention, Venezuela was the nation that spear-headed the movement towards a united oil-country organization (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) that caused the late 1970's oil crisis and left half the world crippled, all for MORE MONEY. So don't start saying Capitalists are all in it for the money, I work minimum wage at a SUBWAY and don't complain to
my boss about wages. These COMMIES are as money-hungry as the other humans, they just go about acquiring more in exploitation of the workers.
Going to either extreme will not help anyone. Balance is required in a society. Have one end too far gone, and the whole thing tips over.
Indeed. The above stated "Anti-Trust Laws" are excellent ways of keeping Monopolies from owning EVERYTHING, but I still say that Capitalism is the finest form of economical-social ideals.
Socialists are parasites. If you can't work, guess what? You get fired because you aren't useful any more, and that goes along with the freedom of business and Free Enterprise theories that keep Capitalistic Systems chugging. It's the freedom to own and run a business how you see fit that makes Capitalism work.
It isn't mean that you fire someone because they're a bad worker, or physically inept to work, its because you want to reward the people out there who ARE working hard to improve their skills so THEY can be excellent workers and push the productivity of a company further. Better productivity? More supply for the ever-increasing demand. A larger demand? The creation of a larger market of competitors wanting to also make money and creating more jobs for the common man. More competition? The greater a need to craft a better product to get a leg-up on the competition. The more releases of better and better products? The technological, social, and economical progress of the Capitalistic Society.
-Chillz
