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Originally Posted by powerclown
Nothing is perfect in this world - communism even less so than democracy because it fails to recognize the de facto inequality of people and their skillsets.
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Yes, indeedy. Was it Adam Smith or David Ricardo who first came up with that old chestnut "from each according to ability, to each according to need"? Friedman or Hayek or somebody? No matter, what better expression of the Spirit of Capitalism!
As to the issue of Perfection, we are constantly reminded here and elsewhere that the products of the market's invisible hands are perfect. That's why we are supposed to let the Market do its will. Right?
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Not everone can be a brilliant architect, surgeon or writer. Not everyone can be a brilliant janitor, dishwasher or meat cutter. Sit back and ponder for a moment how absurd, destructive and counter-productive it is for one single solitary person to control every aspect of a country and the lives of millions of its citizens. Communism is a politically suicidal cult, based on illusion and irrationality. A group (herd, pride, pod?) of chimpanzees might make for a more benevolent and effective form of leadership.
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I'm having a hard time connecting this post to the situation in Venezuela. What is the communist regime we are talking about? Paris in 1870? Something else? And what is the connection between different levels of human ability and Chavez's position as elected leader of Venezuela? I'm not making the connection.