Alexiev wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 10:46 pm
Maybe Marists think Marxism is the origin of good and evil; the good of the state is the ultimate good. Their persecution of "counter-revoluionaries" is similar to Christian persecution of witches and heretics. The motive-- enhancing the greater good-- is identical.
The US Constitution unleashes human potential, thus corruption of the constitution corrupts what unleashes human potential.
On the other hand, Marxism does not unleash human potential, thus corrupting Marxism does follow natural inclinations rather than a fantasy, which is why black markets often thrive with a wink and nod and a bribe.
The nature of the universe is dog eat dog. Life must consume life in order to live. Capitalism is a civilized system that dovetails nicely with this nature of the universe, where dog eat dog does occur.
A social system of governance that harnesses this natural energy and invites social harmony, such as the US Constitution, allows society to thrive in a way that's not ideologically driven by a theory some egghead pulled out of his a** that's at odds with human nature.
Communism and socialism falsely promise to end dog eat dog. They promise that the state will protect the people from the predatory nature of the universe, under the pretext that in a predatory universe the state will not want to eat its citizens. That’s the basic selling point.
This socialist fantasy doesn’t work because like adults, even little toddlers have an inherent sense of fairness. Just imagine you’re a little tyke and for your birthday you get a present that you cherish, and right away you’re taught that you have to share it with the other children at the party, so you get to watch while they play with your new toy and bang it around. Furthermore, you’re told that doing this is virtue, and your virtuous action will make the enforcer happy.
That naturally goes against the grain and begins to warp perception of reality in the little one. No wonder later in life the propagandists can rightly expect that the doublethink necessary to buy into socialism and communism will actually cause people to accept what they’re told, even when they see that what they’re told is wrong.
If the child ever completely understands the nature of clinging to possessions, it will happen as a realization after tasting life and its pleasures rather than going against the grain and putting on the harness to work hard for the brat next door, who breaks your kid’s toys.
However, and this is interesting, I've seen toddlers naturally share without being prompted, and they grow up to be gentle people while society that naturally follows the constitution protects them from being eaten.
Yes, right.
person. As far as I know not a cat 
person. While not that important of issues, still it could have some bearing on the present discussion.