Bill Maher hit it right on when he said communism is the opposite of capitalism, but then he just goes on to repeat the same, tired old "conventional wisdom." There is an alternative to capitalism, but only through revolution and communism - and not only is that possible, but it would be a far better world.
Check out this short video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBhiEKZezhY) from Raymond Lotta on "the rape of the congo & yr cell phone" for a deeper look at what this system of capitalism/imperialism is responsible for.
(He's also giving a live webcast tues pm, "behind the economic crisis: system failure and the need for revolution" - details at www.revolutionbooksnyc.org. Tune in and bring your hardest questions.)
We have a solution to both laissez-faire capitalism and communism. John Maynard Keynes gave it to us in 1936. If only we would stop repealing the regulations he endorsed we would be doing fine right now.
Check out this short video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBhiEKZezhY) from Raymond Lotta on "the rape of the congo & yr cell phone" for a deeper look at what this system of capitalism/imperialism is responsible for.
(He's also giving a live webcast tues pm, "behind the economic crisis: system failure and the need for revolution" - details at www.revolutionbooksnyc.org. Tune in and bring your hardest questions.)
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