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I would like to tear apart the constitution of the UK darm more than that of America... the UK is no less undemocratic than America, and the spirits and hearts of people all over the "developed" world are dominated by Capital, not just America.
America is however the strongest nation in the world, even if they do not behave any worse than other western "democracies" the effect is greater.
There is a great deal of freedom (in amongst the murder of the natives by European settlers and conquistidors) in the history of America, but so much has been lost. The American people have a far more rebelious spirit than the craven subserviance to authority that many European's have...
The point is, I believe in communism, I believe in an entirely different world to the one we have today. Proportional representation is simply a means by which every vote counts as much as any other, it is irrelevant whether any constitution has worked or may still work... things must be turned on their heads and real change is needed, to your government, to mine, and to the economic structure.
If you have a system where if you live in a traditionally democrat state (say Oregon?) your vote counts less than if you live in a marginal state (say Florida)... thats not fair, and it has to be replaced... institutions, tradition, these are not factors I consider and they are not factors the forces of history shall consider, what we need is a ceaseless and bouncless culture of change, to challenge and knock down everything however sacrid, if it diminishes freedom, if supports exploitation or domination.
I agree in one point, and I want to correct this - and I will when I get back in this evening. Through my own error, I have allowed myself to become a charicture of what a communist is, feeding people the stock answers that they want, I have spent too much time involved defending or attacking individual ideas... I want to tell people what communism means to me, what the future I see is... people may or may not want to listen, but at least I can give people insight into my beliefs, into the reasons I say that so many existing things must be knocked down, must be trashed...
People may or may not agree with the ideals I have, or the possible of them being reality, but at least I can say what it means to me to be a communist.
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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