Quote Originally Posted by Beskar View Post
Also, you missed this other article which is related by the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/8347409.stm

"Free market is flawed"
No, a survey says some people think that.

Every time someone calls the USSR Communist I die a little inside. They weren't and they didn't even call themselves that.
Oh, right, because they take away from the reputation of all those communist states that didn't oppress people, like.....oh, wait, there are none. The USSR was born of Marxism and is a result of putting that oppressive theory into practice. Bah - the plaintive plea that 'real' communism has never been tried is pathetic. It dodges the real issue, which is that every incarnation of a communist state has been oppressive, because the foundation of communism is taking away freedom - it is the state telling people how to live, and punishing those who don't go along.

I hope that stain on the human soul never returns.

CR