MISTER DOUG NOTES
Communism. Communist Manifesto. Karl Marx. Friedrich Engels.
Wikipedia describes Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels as “political theorists.” I disagree. What came out of the “Communist Manifesto” of 1848 was more closely related to economics than to political science.
In this manifesto, was there not an attack on capitalism? Capitalism is about economics, not politics. Adam Smith was a proponent of capitalism as an economic system to replace feudalism and mercantile systems which had existed up to his day. According to the writings of P.J. O’Rourke and former Congressperson (and Republican), Joe Scarborough, Adam Smith advocated a government intervention and regulation of the excesses of banks and unbridled speculation. That was Smith’s foray into politics, yet the ultra-conservatives today will call those who advocate what Smith advocated as being “communist.” Marx and Engels, my friends, came some 50 or so years after Adam Smith, so check your facts, rather than striking out, like bullies, at good people, even if we, too, can make mistakes.
Marx and Engels assessed the economic systems around 1848 and concluded the systems were “capitalist.” Even with the time period of 50 years following Adam Smith, capitalism had not fully taken root. As a musician, I see the early 19th-century movement away from the Esterhazy (royalty) patronage of Haydn to the business independence of Beethoven. But royalty still did run the world, whether Marx or Engels wanted to acknowledge this fact or not (or were just too dumb to see it).
Cuban and Russian exiles are also ignorant to Adam Smith and true capitalism because the czar of Russia and Battista of Cuba both presided over feudal economic systems. Ayn Rand was mistaken in what she said because she never researched capitalism carefully enough, in order to recognize the wisdom gained by Adam Smith as he endorsed the same type of regulation which eventually became the hallmarks of Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Roosevelts have also been mis-perceived as “communist,” despite the fact I am able to prove they were following the wisdom of a capitalist named Adam Smith.
The Great Depression and the 2008 Bush Recession were both caused by over-speculation of bankers and investors. This was the same type of over-speculation which Adam Smith observed and thus advocated bridled capitalism in the 18th Century.
If people who are like Marco Rubio and followers of Ayn Rand, the Russian, are so stupid they refuse to see what true capitalism is – even when someone points it out, they remain stubbornly ignorant. When such people conclude only from their narrow vision of economic systems which were actually reactions to feudalism, they remain stubbornly ignorant. I don’t want people like Rubio or “disciples” of Ayn Rand running my nation – the nation of the Roosevelts.
The issue regarding the “Communist Manifesto” is about economics, not politics. One can invoke a similar economic system as the one proposed by Marx and Engels, but have a democratic form of government. These are called “socialist democracies.” Tito of Yugoslavia had a more democratic form (politics) of “communism” or “socialism (economics).” Marx and Engels proposed an autocratic “dictatorship of the proletariat.” HItler’s autocratic dictatorship (politics) remained a capitalist economic system, even if it did favor Caucasians and trashed Jews and other minorities. But, to white honky racists who trash equality, no form of government or economics is good – except that which favors their pitiful selves.
There are parallels between Adam Smith’s proposal for a controlled capitalism and socialism. In my mind, capitalism is better because it allows the economy to grow when products and services we WANT are provided in a competitive environment, such as that in Vermont (which denies the building of many big boxes, in favor of the local competitive businesses). At the same time, we need to acknowledge human needs and, as a society AND government respond accordingly. The problem is that the politicians, on the take from corrupt lobbyists, have given us a terrible system. Like Vermont, Washington could deny lobbyist access to legislators, but the refusal to do so is written with dollar signs and green in the eyes.
Handouts from the government proliferate and such handouts are perpetuated by politicians trying to win elections by determining which politician can provide the most handouts. Handouts are NOT capitalism and are NOT socialism. Entitlements are more about a “return on our investments” than about handouts, but people are so damned confused about all of this.
It is unfortunate that so many “big piggies” believe there should be a destruction of the political system called democracy and we should replace democracy with an autocratic plutocracy run by corporations. The forces behind these big piggies are “human” corporations ruling against the “numbers” (by bean counter standards – the stupid ones with MBAs and JDs), in other words, the “slaves” and “robots” – the common humans who are humans in the FLESH, not pieces of papers about corporations as drawn up by the bean counters.
“We the people,” rich in numbers of people but low in dollar signs, are being convinced we cannot overcome all of this. Who are the ones with the psychological means and control of the Media, running on the informal money-based “Un-fairness Doctrine,” to convince us of this negative attitude?
I refuse to believe such negatives. But I have a problem. Without people shedding that negative attitude, I stand alone and can be damned, can I not?
Mister Doug
Tioga Herald 
About Being Gay and the Nasty Politics / Religion Today
Recently, a “bishop” told congregants of some church that those who vote for Barack Obama are “going to hell.” There are many churches with bishops. The Roman and Anglican (Episcopal) and the United Methodist (once called the Methodist Episcopal) all have bishops.
Let’s take note that sane religious groups do not make such statements. But if we did, we certainly have plenty of reason to say, “don’t vote for Romney / Ryan or you will go to hell.” The biggest reason is Paul Ryan, but there are plenty of reasons why Mitt Romney is evil.
Let’s take Mitt Romney. He bullied gay people when in high school. You like that kind of man for president? A bully? You do, huh? You like that? How about if I, as a gay man, bullied YOU because you, as a man, have sex with a woman – out of wedlock? How about if I bullied YOU for not taking responsibility for your actions and just freely having sex with the “one who you are with?” HOW ABOUT THAT? Why don’t I bully people like that? Because of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ taught us to love our neighbor. Jesus Christ taught us to do to one another as we would have done to ourselves. I don’t know about you who actually bother to read this post, but I would not bully myself, so why would I bully another person?
Then there is Paul Ryan. His worship of Ayn Rand makes him very evil. At least those Roman Catholics who accept gay people are following the words of Christ: love your neighbor and do unto others as you would have them do to you. The pope rejects the true Christians, but would accept a congregant who follows the words … no WORSHIPS … an atheist anarchist who believes no one should take responsibility for his/he actions? How can Paul Ryan have any conscience and attend a Roman Catholic Church? How can the pope accept such a person, but would deny John Kerry the sacraments because he supports gay people? John Kerry practices the true Christian religious beliefs. Paul Ryan and countless other HYPOCRITES are evil creatures doing the will of the beast whose name is created by adding a “d” to the word “evil.”
Barack Obama does not go around ADVOCATING abortion, but accepts the fact that women have a choice. Ayn Rand ADVOCATED abortions. Do people even realize this as they go to the polls in America?
But it’s being gay which impacts me. My freedom and liberty could be curtailed, should a Republican administration take charge. Does anyone even care enough to consider this? I am a RESPONSIBLE gay man, unlike the homosexuality promoted by Ayn Rand – “do your own thing and don’t give a damn about those around you.” “Love the one you’re with,” according to Ayn Rand.
Here I have spent a lifetime being careful to take responsibility for my actions. And due to a stupid Jewish woman – an atheist – her followers could really bully me by using churches and universities like Palm Beach Atlantic U. to do their dirty work. These irresponsible people who promote anarchy USE a bishop to tell his congregants to be self-righteous and judge a good man who has worked hard for the Middle Class for four years now. Stupid suckers in America who buy this crap from a bunch of paranoid losers fearful that they might be gay.
It matters not that I have had to endure those who FORCE me, using the fear of societal “traditions,” into heterosexual relationships when I truly was always gay. So, Mr. Rick Santorum, the devil himself, how did YOU lose your freedom and liberty? Who removed that from you, … you SOB? Who did that to you? And the owner of Chick-fil-a… who removed YOUR freedom and liberty? Did someone FORCE either of you bastards to marry someone of the same sex? Sorry to use such strong language, but if the truth were known, I wonder what these guys say under their breath about people like me?
Paul Ryan and Rick Santorum (and others) are paranoid losers propped up by a Nazi pope. PERIOD. And what did Jesus Christ have to say – FORCEFULLY – about HYPOCRITES? Maybe you should read your Bibles, Mr. Romney the bully and Mr. Paul Ryan and Mr. Rick Santorum. And I have a suggestion. Don’t rely on “traditions” and THEN go to the Bible to dredge up your stinko stuff. That’s called proof texting.
Romney is a paranoid bullying loser propped up by the money extracted from the members of his faith – as the elders in Salt Lake City command.
Where, Mr. George H.W. Bush, in the supposed “liberal” mainstream Media, do we hear what I just said? NO WHERE. Screw your “new world order,” Mr. Bush … and Mr. Romney. Screw your “kinder, gentler nation” horse shit, Mr. George H.W. Bush. HYPOCRITES – as Jesus Christ said.
All of you have a hidden agenda. Push gay people back into the closet or into drag. I despise drag and I don’t wish to be pushed back into a closet. There are gay people who might like drag, too. Let them like it. That is the freedom we are SUPPOSED to have in the USA, but which the witches of the right wing wish to deny us.
Consider this. There are many of us who truly are gay and are gay for many reasons, some of which consist of physical things like genetics and hormones and such. But the reason for being gay is not limited to physical reasons, either. But are there gay Ayn Rand worshipers who also maintain a hidden agenda? Are there gay people who pretend to be gay in order to NOT take responsibility for ones self in society and make loads of money? After all, with no kids to raise, a gay man can become filthy rich, don’t you know?
And that is the irony of the platform of the Republican Party. The position of that evil party is to trash gay people who are responsible, in favor of the Ayn Rand type of gay man or woman. Trash the ones who are responsible, then use an iron-fisted approach to those who insist on being outside the closet. Deny these responsible people finances and jobs and healthcare and retirement, don’t you know?
The gay couple who wishes to adopt a child from overseas. Trash them because they don’t fit the “traditional” definition of a family. But the promiscuous ones? Well… just don’t do it in front of us – same with you promiscuous heteros… just keep it quiet … and DON’T GET CAUGHT… or else! LOL! Shallowness! LOL!
The gay couple who wishes to live a private life in a committed relationship, rather than cruise the streets and bars. Trash them, too. But the ones who get their jollies from multiple partners – either hetero OR homo… why… just let them do their thing – the Ayn Rand way… go down low… with multiple partners…. be irresponsible, but … OH! don’t get caught doing it. And LOL! Shallow laugh!
Jesus Christ: “Satan is the father of the lie.” Jesus Christ: violent reaction against DECEPTIVE business people bilking the masses as they went to the synagogue.
Ayn Rand encourages promiscuity. Domestic partner and marriage / civil union laws acknowledge what Jesus Christ said. Ordination of gay clerics allows the ministering to those who are being responsible in committed relationships and having to face the horse shit of bullies like Romney – who apparently has Romnesia.
And yes, I may not be an executive like Lee Iacocca who published the words I just used. But I am no different from someone who has money – and don’t you forget it. Position does not give more rights to do something that others cannot do – and that includes the elevated position some people give the representative of Satan himself – the pope in Vatican City… or the elders in Salt Lake City. If you are a bully, you are a bully, Mitt Romney. It matters not how much goddamn money you have, Mittney, when you use if for evil purposes – like ship jobs overseas.
Ayn Rand followers promote promiscuity, whether it be in the heterosexual or homosexual communities. These are shallow people who lack compassion for their fellow human beings. “Down low” deceptiveness is okay, but not committed relationships and responsible families, regardless of sexual identity. They sucker in those of institutions like Palm Beach Atlantic University and other institutions promoting the destruction of gay people. Even those of us who are AGAINST abortion, but believe legislation of morality, a failure for centuries, is NOT the approach to use.
Nasty politics from nasty people who lack compassion. These people promote a vicious form of capitalism called crony fascist capitalism – based on Ayn Rand and Libertarian evil beliefs. I prefer the type of capitalism NOT modeled after Vatican City and Salt Lake City. I prefer democracy and democratic capitalism which consists of free market capitalism and nixes the huge corporate conglomerate monopolies which don’t compete, but destroy their competition. I prefer the model of capitalism of the ‘trust buster” and Republican who ran for president exactly 100 years ago – Teddy Roosevelt. Teddy Roosevelt and Nelson Rockefeller and Jacob Javitz were all better Republicans than the lot we have today which consist of evil people.
And that is the problem with the paranoid Taft family of Ohio. That election of 1912 split the Republican Party in half. Teddy Roosevelt had more people who believed his PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN way, but nasty right wing Howard Taft – with the smallest numbers – insisted in being right. Think about it. Where is the Taft family of Ohio today? What impact did that family have on the 2004 election? Think about it. Where are the Teddy Roosevelt folks today? I’ll tell you. They are being brushed aside by nasty Republican fascists today.
The ones who deserve respect are the responsible gay people today, not the Ayn Rand irresponsible ones. But nasty politics brush good people aside – as the nasty politics destroy good RESPONSIBLE people, too. The people who have actually worked hard to EARN their money, rather than take from others.
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