Communism Vs Democracy

Fire_EelFire_Eel Join Date: 2003-08-19 Member: 19950Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Which do you perfer?</div> The world is basically, split into 2 different values and beliefs. One of this is Communism , countries like Russia or China or North Korea are communist countires. The other side is Democracy, countries like USA or Singapore or South Korea are Democratic, which do you perfer? Democracy or Communism?
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  • AgentOrangeAgentOrange Join Date: 2002-11-18 Member: 9244Members
    It's not that communism is democratic. Eventually communism is supposed to phase out the leader really. Everyone helps everyone else out. I love it! I am and have been a communist for a few years.

    The real title should be communism vs capitalism. Once you clarify if that's what you meant I'll deliver my arguement <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->.
  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    Communism (the actual theory of, not the implementation of) is always going to be the "ideal" gov't for me, followed closely by a Socialist Republic.

    Democracy is just too...corrupt.
  • Marine0IMarine0I Join Date: 2002-11-14 Member: 8639Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Smoke Nova+Oct 24 2003, 01:37 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Smoke Nova @ Oct 24 2003, 01:37 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Communism (the actual theory of, not the implementation of) is always going to be the "ideal" gov't for me, followed closely by a Socialist Republic.

    Democracy is just too...corrupt. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    LoL, funny how the same thing can be said of communism, at least every communism/socialist state we have seen so far.

    The only thing that stops corruption is morality. Democracy makes corruption harder, but it doesnt stop it. Morality doesnt exist in a position of power - and therein lies communisms flaw. It works against human nature. I have yet to hear a decent response to that criticism - but if you have one I'd love to hear it.

    To post with the same level of possiblity as Nova's perfect Government, I'd like a democracy where everyone is wealth, and no one is poor/suffers. Not that its ever going to happen.
  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    A real comunist society has never actually been implimented, greed and powerlust (same thing really) defeats it every time. GG Humans, you suck. Currently capitalist republics and democracies (and communisms, see china) are all the rave, but that hopefully won't last forever as the system lends itself to corruption. Just look at America (for instance, several other examples, though none as good), corporations have basically become the new aristocracy (along with celebreties, but thas another issue). No single being (and most orginizations) simply cannot lobby (read: pay off poloticians) as hard as corporations do. Since a corporation is only interested in money, the society naturally lends itself to the supression of human rights in order to satisfy commercial interests (see instane copyright extentions, DMCA). Capitalism seems to work well because it harnesses one of humanities most prevelant traits (greed), but since it is harnessed to drive an economy and not to ensure better lives for its citizens (yes there is a difference) it will, eventually, die. Of course, greed can be blamed almost entirely on women, but going into that at this point would only drag the topic way off.

    The interesting thing about societies is that they have a sort of rubberband entropy, they constantly degrade from order to chaos and then from chaos to order. Ultimately capitalism will die, but I doubt communism (or any current form of socialism) will replace it. I'm putting ym money on pornocracy.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    Need I really say? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • spidermonkeyspidermonkey @ Join Date: 2003-09-13 Member: 20810Members
    edited October 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--SkulkBait+Oct 24 2003, 03:07 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SkulkBait @ Oct 24 2003, 03:07 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> A real comunist society has never actually been implimented, greed and powerlust (same thing really) defeats it every time. GG Humans, you suck. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    This is true, it is nice to see people still have faith in the human race <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> . But i feel the same way, from an economic point of view, communism just doesn't work, you cannot expect someone to be motivated by patriotism, or other non-self rewarding means. The idea of equality is nice, and it is reflected in religious teachings and such but the bottom line is, to quote george orwell

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->all people are equal, but some are more equal than others<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <!--QuoteBegin---spidermonkey-+Oct 24 2003, 05:08 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (-spidermonkey- @ Oct 24 2003, 05:08 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> you cannot expect someone to be motivated by patriotism, or other non-self rewarding means. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hmm, seems to be working for the U.S. right now
  • spidermonkeyspidermonkey @ Join Date: 2003-09-13 Member: 20810Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--CommunistWithAGun+Oct 24 2003, 05:12 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Oct 24 2003, 05:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->
    Hmm, seems to be working for the U.S. right now <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well, the US are spreading propaganda to the people, similar to communist russia. Its no coincidence, they are told they love America, they are raised to believe the ideals of liberty, freedom, even if they cant see them in their world. On the other hand, the US is a strong capitalist economy, do you really expect the US people to settle for everyone having the same standard of living, eg. why should i, a doctor live in the same standards as a garbage collector. You can't expect that, it will never happen.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    I couldn't resist a cheap-shot at our government <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • RyoOhkiRyoOhki Join Date: 2003-01-26 Member: 12789Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->One of this is Communism , countries like Russia or China or North Korea are communist countires.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    No they are not. Russia never was a communist country and North Korea has never been communist either. China since Deng Xioping's time has been getting more and more capitalist. Give China another 10 or so years and it will be communist in name only.

    Personally, I think taking the most desirable elemants from both and combining them is the best form of government. Take say, free schooling and health care from socialism, as well as strong unions and good pay rates, whilst maintaining the democratic process and allowing the free market, plus competition, to exist. Social Democracy essentially. It's what Australia slowly moves towards sometimes.

    A government at either extreme end of the political spectrum is bad. Best to hit the middle line.
  • Fire_EelFire_Eel Join Date: 2003-08-19 Member: 19950Members
    I heard that hardcore Communist countries are like this.......everyday, in school, everyone either enters school by Bicycle or by walking. Everyone must have the same hairstyle , wear same type of clothes , dresscode must be the same. No one is allowed to be rich, a rich person regardless of him being kind or evil will be thrown into prison and all his wealth shared among the poorer people.

    I hope this isn't true. Enlighten me please.
  • BigBullBigBull Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15123Members
    Communism has gotten a bad reputation. I say Democracy is better just by the way its handled not the whole concept of it. "concept" of communism is better, but no one has really built an ideal communistic state.
  • CronosCronos Join Date: 2002-10-18 Member: 1542Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Fire Eel+Oct 24 2003, 11:47 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Fire Eel @ Oct 24 2003, 11:47 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I heard that hardcore Communist countries are like this.......everyday, in school, everyone either enters school by Bicycle or by walking. Everyone must have the same hairstyle , wear same type of clothes , dresscode must be the same. No one is allowed to be rich, a rich person regardless of him being kind or evil will be thrown into prison and all his wealth shared among the poorer people.

    I hope this isn't true. Enlighten me please. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That is what is called "Propaganda". "Communist" countries like russia were never like that.

    Note "Communist" in commas. Russia was never a true representation of the ideals of communism, neither has any "Communist" country for that matter.

    I tend to agree with Ryo on this one. The best of both worlds would be the best form of government, though I do admit we have yet to test out a Technocracy in any way...
  • Marine0IMarine0I Join Date: 2002-11-14 Member: 8639Members, Constellation
    Yeah I was going to say - Ryo pretty well summed up where Australia is heading, little Johnny is slowing it down a little, but hes helping the economy no end.

    However, can someone please explain to me how communism plans to overcome human greed? I havent seen it answered yet, and until it can be, any communist/socialist idea is doomed.
  • CronosCronos Join Date: 2002-10-18 Member: 1542Members
    Communism/socialism cant cure human greed. That would require a fundamental shift in human nature from "I must survive" to "The people must survive", essentially, eliminating the individual and creating a kind of collective consciousness...

    Borg, here we come...
  • MenixMenix Join Date: 2003-09-13 Member: 20828Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Fire Eel+Oct 24 2003, 01:20 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Fire Eel @ Oct 24 2003, 01:20 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The world is basically, split into 2 different values and beliefs. One of this is Communism , countries like Russia or China or North Korea are communist countires. The other side is Democracy, countries like USA or Singapore or South Korea are Democratic, which do you perfer? Democracy or Communism? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Democracy is a method for establishing a government. Communism is one of the ways a government can operate. Democratic Communism is not a contradiction so the question is meaningless.
  • RyoOhkiRyoOhki Join Date: 2003-01-26 Member: 12789Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->little Johnny is slowing it down a little, but hes helping the economy no end.

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    Yeah, let's sell off every remaining government owned business! Meanwhile we'll cut funding to universities, health services and the ABC whilst getting this lovely big war chest to get us re-elected! Go the Liberals.

    If only Labour actually posed a threat. *sigh*
  • spidermonkeyspidermonkey @ Join Date: 2003-09-13 Member: 20810Members
    I think Australia is moving more towards the capitalist stand point. Socially, wealth is becoming more of a must and economically, the increase in privatisation and planned decrease in welfare (scrapping pensions and replacing them with superannuation) also contribute to this.

    The economy does need stabilising, if it is growing too fast a discretionary counter-ciclical fiscal policy is in order, naturally that decreases funding to certain sectors of the economy. Plus more money is being spent on security and foreign aid, that diverts funds aswell.

    All in all, the best type of economy as it is mosty unanimously agreed on is a modified free market economy, like australia. Basically capitalism with limited govt intervention/redistibution.
  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    edited October 2003
    Good lord, why would you <i>want</i> communism to work??? Can you imagine anything more boring? Nothing to strive for, no reason to try hard, no reason to excel. Everyone gets the same amount of compensation whether or not they work 10 times harder than someone, or are 10 times more lazy. The myth that corruption brought down the Soviet Union and other commie countries continues to be purveyed here - it was no such thing; it was <b>apathy and hubris</b>. Many human beings naturally desire to compete and excel; communism crushes the spirit and makes everyone into just another drone with no opportunity and no incentives. Its constant failure should make you think about its design flaws, and not just say 'oh, the Russians screwed that up, the stupid peasants. If only we Finns/Germans/Aussies/<your superior country here> had gone that way in 1917, we would have gotten it right.'

    Communism destroys humanity in a way no other government system ever has, except for possibly dictatorships. That's why it's on the way out, after its short-lived and disasterous term in a handful of countries. It's also the reason that only the lowest and simplest organisms follow a similar pattern and survive natural selection...
  • Marine0IMarine0I Join Date: 2002-11-14 Member: 8639Members, Constellation
    edited October 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--Ryo-Ohki+Oct 24 2003, 09:03 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ryo-Ohki @ Oct 24 2003, 09:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->little Johnny is slowing it down a little, but hes helping the economy no end.

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    Yeah, let's sell off every remaining government owned business! Meanwhile we'll cut funding to universities, health services and the ABC whilst getting this lovely big war chest to get us re-elected! Go the Liberals.

    If only Labour actually posed a threat. *sigh* <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Are you denying he's helping the economy Ryo? The sale of Telstra was a bloody good idea. I have had many an unpleasant experience with them, and would like to see it shook up a litte. And all the money from the sale of Telstra is going to pay off debts - the debts that the Labor party racked up. The economy is climbing, the debts are being paid, Howard is more popular then ever and Labor are in disarray, its beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.

    Edit
    I can actually see what MonsE is driving at, but I think the slight boredom and lack of variety is more then compensated by the supposed benefits of everyone having a job/insurance etc.
  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <i>Slight</i> boredom? Does anyone here follow history at all, and see what happened in these communist countries? Rampant alcoholism and other self-annihilation, horrendous quality of life and low-workmanship, a massive black market supplying all the interesting individualistic things in life that a communist system does not tolerate?

    Having a horrible dead-end go nowhere job is hell on earth, and if you'd ever had one, and no prospects of release, you'd understand why. You can have a job and health insurance in a democratic and capitalist system just as well, and most people do.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--MonsieurEvil+Oct 24 2003, 10:52 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MonsieurEvil @ Oct 24 2003, 10:52 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <i>Slight</i> boredom? Does anyone here follow history at all, and see what happened in these communist countries? Rampant alcoholism and other self-annihilation, horrendous quality of life and low-workmanship <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    So, like poor people in the U.S? MonsE are you a funtionalist.... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Being poor does not mean not having a job. It just means not making much money for an employer. Why do we have to have communism in order to simply provide unemplyment insurance (like the US does right now)? No one has an answer to my real points, so I get these sorts of replies. If we're going to discuss, let's <i>discuss</i>, not use one-liner platitudes.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--MonsieurEvil+Oct 24 2003, 11:02 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MonsieurEvil @ Oct 24 2003, 11:02 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Being poor does not mean not having a job. It just means not making much money for an employer. Why do we have to have communism in order to simply provide unemplyment insurance (like the US does right now)? No one has an answer to my real points, so I get these sorts of replies. If we're going to discuss, let's <i>discuss</i>, not use one-liner platitudes. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Your right, and thats the problem. The country is spending utterly billions of dollars on blowing up a tiny country, where it could've been spent towards a renewable resource development.


    Its going to be too late when people finally wake up and go "hey, we have no gas" Although I don't think world war 3 will be fought over fuels. I think it would be fought over water...


    Why else would people be poor if they didn't have a job, unless of course corporate america dosen't bother to pay people jack....
  • That_Annoying_KidThat_Annoying_Kid Sire of Titles Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14175Members, Constellation
    If I had a choice and it would work out perfectly I would choose true communism any day, with no government and everyone equal.

    but thats not going to happen becuase humans are thirsty for power.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    Which is why I don't understand why Monse bashes communism, the only reason its bad is "human nature" but I think thats just a cop-out for the jerks of the world. He should hate the morons that ruin it, and not the idea. I like the US, pre world-war 2 era. see the correlation? I like my country, but I hate the nubs who run it.
  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    edited October 2003
    No, I hate the way that communism destroys my individuality. Part of my gratification from work is that I do very big, important projects that very few other people can do. I get compensated for my long hours with money. In a communist system, since there is no market-driven way to determine who needs a job doing what, you will be forced into the position that is good for the country, not necessarily good for you. Your freedom of choice evaporates, as does any incentive to do a good job. You become a slave. The communist ideal was shown rather well in The Matrix - a bunch of batteries, supplying the impartial state with its needs.

    That is why communism always crumbles under its own weight. It has little to do with greed at the top, but a yearning from the masses to be something or somebody. A very human desire yes - it's why we run this show, and not the ants.
  • GadzukoGadzuko Join Date: 2002-12-26 Member: 11556Members, Constellation
    Communism is never, ever going to work. It's a failed experiment, a whimsical idealistic view of the world which managed to snare a few "deep thinkers" in the early 20th century and gained a following through the "grass is always greener on the other side" mentality. While it would be very nice if we were all guaranteed a job and compensation, this is not the way things work, and it won't work unless every person on earth gets their brain surgically altered to not want to compete (which would eventually lead to our downfall and decay as nobody wants to be better at anything). Democracy and capitalism might not be good forms of government or economic management either, but at least they don't leave the country unable to feed its workers, with vast amounts of people living in destitute poverty, a job they do not want and cannot leave, no home of their own, with no say in how the government works.

    Going on about how it's a great theory is pointless, because there are lots of great theories that don't work and have never worked, and nobody cares about them any more because of that. Take the old Catholic Church - does anyone really think the Earth is the center of the universe any more? It's been proven wrong, time and time again. So has communism.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    *Points to my concept in the OTHER communist topic <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> *
  • FascistWithANukeFascistWithANuke Join Date: 2003-10-24 Member: 21900Members
    I'm neither, but I'm closer alignment to democracy. I don't like the communist "wealthfare" system or it's way to sort out economy problems.
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