Socialism – VoVatia (original) (raw)
Category Archives: Socialism
For Compete’s Sake
A lot of things recently have been reminding me that competition is a very problematic notion. That’s an incredibly broad category, so this isn’t in any way exhaustive, just a collection of thoughts I’ve had on the subject in general. I’ve … Continue reading →
Posted in Capitalism, Corporations, Current Events, Economics, Games, Genetics, Philosophy, Politics, Prejudice, Science, Socialism, Sports | Tagged business, competition, donald trump, eugenics, lyft, target, uber, walmart |
The Spring Queen and the Demon Queen
The Madman’s Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History, by Edward Brooke-Hitching – This was one I bought based on an Amazon recommendation, or something of the sort. It’s not what I would have expected from … Continue reading →
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Disrupt the Corrupt
I’m going to try to write something about politics, which is something I’ve been thinking about quite a bit as of late. It seems that most of what I want to say has already been said, though; and when I … Continue reading →
Posted in Capitalism, Current Events, Economics, Politics, Prejudice, Socialism, Television | Tagged 2020 presidential election, bernie sanders, brett kavanaugh, compromise, corruption, debates, democrats, donald trump, health care, impeachment, joe biden, kamala harris, michael bloomberg, non-disclosure agreements, obamacare, pete buttigieg, president barack obama, racism, republicans, senate, sexism, taxes |
All Take and No Giving
Aside from saying he was a doughnut [1], the most famous quote from President Kennedy was in his inaugural address: “Ask not what your country can do for you–ask what you can do for your country.” It was certainly powerful, … Continue reading →
Posted in Capitalism, Economics, Politics, Socialism | Tagged declaration of independence, government assistance, jeb bush, mitt romney, president barack obama, president george w. bush, president john f. kennedy, republicans |
God vs. Greed
I’d been thinking of writing something about Ayn Rand, due partially to my seeing this rather odd juxtaposition at Barnes & Noble: They also mentioned on Last Week Tonight how odd it is that modern conservatives love Rand, despite the … Continue reading →
Posted in Capitalism, Christianity, Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Socialism, Television | Tagged altruism, animal sacrifice, atlas shrugged, ayn rand, bible, charity, jesus, last week tonight, objectivism, prosperity gospel, republicans, selfishness, suffering |
No Money, Mo’ Problems
As I said back in this post, whether or not Oz uses some form of money is no more consistent than many other aspects of the series. Certainly the earlier books show money in use, with children paying for green … Continue reading →
Posted in Communism, Dick Martin, Economics, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Jack Snow, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Socialism | Tagged bill the weather-cock, david hulan, down town, emerald city, general quakes, glinda of oz, gold, grampa, grampa in oz, halidom, j. l. bell, jinxland, kiki aru, kimbaloo, king kinda jolly, king pompus, little wizard stories of oz, lucky bucky in oz, merry go round in oz, money, mooj, nome kingdom, ojo, ojo in oz, ozma, ozma of oz, ozure isles, prince tatters of ragbad, pumperdink, quok, ragbad, rash, regalia, scarecrow, seebania, the emerald city of oz, the forbidden fountain of oz, the giant horse of oz, the hungry tiger of oz, the lost king of oz, the lost princess of oz, the magic of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the purple prince of oz, the queen of quok, the road to oz, the scarecrow of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok and the nome king, tin woodman, tippetarius, troth |
A Little Bit of Socialism
Looking Backward, by Edward Bellamy – This is the story of Julian West, an upper-class Bostonian who is put into a hypnotic trance in 1887 and wakes up in 2000, when the United States has become a socialist paradise. What’s … Continue reading →
Poverty to the People
I came across this quote from Margaret Thatcher on Tumblr today, and I have to it sounds like the Iron Lady (called such because that was her favorite token in Monopoly) has it backwards. Isn’t socialism, which at its heart … Continue reading →
Posted in Corporations, Current Events, Economics, Politics, Socialism | Tagged business, government, job creators, layoffs, margaret thatcher, mitt romney, social programs, supply and demand, unemployment |
Things I Learned from the Republican Debates
1. All the problems in this country are your fault. And when I say “your,” I mean people who need to work for a living. The remaining candidates seem to be agreed that the economic crisis could be solved if … Continue reading →
Off the Marx
You know, I’m not a communist, but I have to admit the idea has a fair amount of appeal. Too bad it hasn’t worked, but then, it’s not like the form of capitalism we have in this country is really … Continue reading →
Posted in Capitalism, Christianity, Cold War, Communism, Corporations, Economics, Historical Personages, History, Marxism, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Socialism | Tagged communist manifesto, jesus, josef stalin, karl marx, middle ages, norman cohn, the pursuit of the millennium |