So Just What Is Marxism? - or - A Pig With Lipstick Is Still A Pig

MARXISM

Here is your general definition of Marxism as a philosophy which you find on both online and offline dictionary resources. Forget Wikipedia, as they are run by a bunch of Obama thralls, who sugar coat anything leftist or un american. (Think I'm kidding? Just try to make an addendum of a factual, but unflattering indisputable fact about The Chosen One, and see what happens) But I digress...

Marxism ['Marx·ism || 'mɑːksɪzm]
n.; doctrines of Karl Marx, Marxist doctrines advocating a socialistic and communistic approach to politics and economics

Duhhh, OK. Gee, that's very informative, isn't it? That may be a literally correct definition, what what does that really mean? It is not very descriptive in the sense of what these philosophies actually mean in the real world or when put in action.

Some of the older members here may recall that back in the late 50's and early 60's, America took the responsibility of ensuring that it's children had at least a basic understanding of the concept of "us vs. them" by showing films (this was before videos for you youngsters out there) about communism school classrooms.

I see that we all are throwing around words like Socialist, Marxist, Communist, and Nazi here. That is good because in many ways Obama and his closest associates display the characteristics of all four of these political ideologies whether individually or combined, to one degree or another. They are all inherently Evil with a capital T, but in practical application of the words, just what the heck do they really mean as seen in practice everyday?

Has anyone ever challenged you or called you a hater because you have called someone a Marxist? How have you replied? Did you yourself really know what the word meant? Did the person challenging you know? The struggle we are waging now for freedom in our country is important, yes, but it is not armed conflict. It is a war of ideas and political philosophy. We Must arm ourselves with knowledge of who the enemy is and what he stands for.

I think that most who voted for The Dark Lord, had not a clue as to who he was or what they were buying into. Do you ever wonder why some of these folks can get so hateful and agitated, literally foaming at the mouth perhaps in their rabid defense of Obama? I think it's denial. That simple. No one wants confront themselves with the possibility they could have been that ignorant, much less have it pointed out by someone else.

In a battle of ideas, there is always hope that you may turn your opponent around and be your greatest ally. Like a reformed smoker, There is no greater defender of the American Way than a former liberal. I know.

I used to be a liberal and a registered Democrat. Everyone in my family was a liberal democrat. Being one just came naturally because that's how I was raised. I usually explain it best as follows:

When I was a child I spoke as a liberal, I understood as a liberal, I thought as a liberal; but when I became a man I put away childish things and became a conservative.

Don't write off all of our opponents as a lost cause. Minds and heart can be changed. especially the younger ones who know nothing but video games and watching videos on T.V. and YouTube. I have been trying to do my part as best I can by making political parody videos and uploading them to YouTube. I try to make most of them both funny and informative at the same time to show the viewer what Obama is all about. I invite all to go to my YouTube page and get yourselves a laugh. I appreciate any comments you may have or suggestions for new videos.

http://www.youtube.com/BayouBlade

That said, I thought I'd post a little primer on what marxism is that I found floating around somewhere. It is right on the mark. I would recommend this as a little ammo pack to use in winning converts and opening up the eyes of those asleep at the wheel.

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Marxists claim that Marxism is a science. It is not. It is a sort of pagan religious cult. It is a theology. It is a form of superstition.

Marxists claim that Karl Marx understood capitalism and economics. He did not. They also claim that the entire validity of Marx's set of theories on all subjects rests ultimately on how valid Marxist economic thought is. Marxist economic thought was completely wrong.

Marx claimed that all products contain value that is directly proportional to the amount of labor embodied within them. He was wrong. All the rest of Marxism is based entirely on this mistaken and falsifiable premise.

Marxists claim that the operations of markets have a natural tendency to spawn monopolies. They call this "monopoly capitalism." In reality, markets have a natural tendency to break up and undermine monopolies. Almost all monopolies under capitalism are those set up by governments stifling and interfering in the operations of markets.

The most harmful monopolies in modern economies are the labor unions.

Marxists claim that corporate monopolies are growing in importance and in power. In fact, monopolies have been losing power and strength under capitalism for well over a century.

Marxists think that large corporations collaborate and operate power-sharing arrangements among themselves. They do not and cannot. Large corporations compete, undercut, and threaten one another's market shares every day. As one of many proofs, just look at the number of inter-corporate law suits.

Marxism is based on conflict between "social classes." But social classes do not exist at all. This is not to say that there are not richer folk and poorer folk all about. It only means that all the richer folk share no collective common interests, and the same is true for all the poorer folk.

Marxists claim that people's ideas and ideals are dictated by property relations. They are wrong.

Marxists and socialists in general care a lot about the distribution of material wealth. But they have no idea how to bring about the creation of the material wealth that they wish to redistribute. They just assume it all gets produced all by itself. That is why people in communist regimes starve.

Marxists claim that workers are oppressed in capitalist societies. Workers in communist societies always try to sneak out into capitalist societies. No one in South Korea is trying to sneak into North Korea. The Berlin Wall was not built to keep West Germans from sneaking into East Germany's collective farms. Cubans in Florida do not steal boats to seek asylum in Cuban collective farms.

Marxists claim that lower-income people support the Left and that higher-income people support the Right. Generally the opposite is the case. Let's not forget the Hollywood Left.

What say you?