Philosophy Now Forum

John wrote:

chaz wyman wrote:

John wrote: Isn't he saying that all liberal democracies are capitalist though rather than all capitalist societies are liberal democracies? I think it might be the first correct thing he's said to be honest.

Did you not read the same passage that I did."neither capitalism nor democracy can exist without the other". Capitalism is alive and kicking in Saudi Arabia, in fact it thrives better than it does in democracies that tend to regulate and tax it.

Nah, you're right. I'd initially picked up on his statement "liberal democracy incorporates capitalism" and responded to that before I reread and picked up the part you quoted. Comes with reading too fast after too much beer late at night

Bill Wiltrack wrote:.

spike, you know that China is Communist, right?


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spike wrote:

spike, you know that China is Communist, right?

Is that the truth, Bill?

What is your point? If it's about economics, China is certainly not following in the steps of Marxism or is conducting economic policy strictly on a communist basis. Its looser economic policy is creating a pool of independent capitalist and entrepreneurs.

Over the years China has liberalized its economics in order to profit from globalization. And as the years go by China will politically become less communist as its growing affluent population demand more say in how the country is run.

spike wrote:"Those who believe that truth is a matter of correspondence with reality have nothing to do except debate (forever, as it has turned out) with those who believe the opposite." - Stanley Fish

spike wrote:"Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days." - Benjamin Franklin

That is not really true but you get the idea.

Imagine somebody not understand or seeing the truth of that concept. They must be impervious.

What's stopping us from seeing the truth?

chaz wyman wrote:So they are now sending their young people to Western Universities to do MBAs, to suck out all the knowledge it can; the eastern tiger is gnawing away on the extremities!!

Kayla wrote:maybe white men rather than bitching should try to study rather then spending all their time getting shitfaced and trying to get laid

Kayla wrote:
yes its horrible that there are so many chinese people in our universities

but it was bound to happen

first they let women in

then the let the negroes in

its called the slippery slope

maybe white men rather than bitching should try to study rather then spending all their time getting shitfaced and trying to get laid

Kayla wrote:

chaz wyman wrote:So they are now sending their young people to Western Universities to do MBAs, to suck out all the knowledge it can; the eastern tiger is gnawing away on the extremities!!

yes its horrible that there are so many chinese people in our universities

but it was bound to happen

first they let women in

then the let the negroes in

its called the slippery slope

maybe white men rather than bitching should try to study rather then spending all their time getting shitfaced and trying to get laid

chaz wyman wrote:Your irony is misplaced.
I am telling the truth I am not judging.
Please don't judge me falsely.