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This is an unusual title for an article/blog. But lets go through it, item by item.

If you don’t have your head in the sand, you would know about the radical Islamists that want to create a caliphate, where the entire world is subject to Islam and sharia law (gays and females stoned to death).

If that’s not enough, our own government (Obama) along with cohorts want to restrict your freedom and liberty. Van Jones is an admitted Marxist that is fomenting violence, and George Soros is successfully destroying our country financially by buying/selling gold and buying/selling oil in Brazil.

The enemies of the Unites States of America, as envisioned by the founding fathers is under attack by:

• Islam extremists, too many to list
• New World Order cohorts, like George Soros
• Communists and Marxists, like Van Jones

Americans, you need to wake up to this danger! Otherwise, you will wake up to a post-apocalypse country like has been depicted in many Hollywood movies lately.

More and more lately, I have been feeling like the sailor in the crows-nest that is screaming that there is an enemy on the horizon.

This paper, written 35 years ago by my wife for a Business class, gives an excellent description of the differences between these three types of systems.
It is a breath of fresh air to read in today’s turbulent political times.

COMPARISON
of
CAPITALISM, COMMUNISM, SOCIALISM

Business 101
Section 5256
Brenda K. Dowdey

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Capitalism, Communism and Socialism are economic systems which are in effect today. The main distinctions between them are primarily in the area of control of the means of production, allocation of natural resources, and the distribution of wealth.

The system of Capitalism is based on the idea of rational self interest and self sufficiency. That each individual can and will provide for themselves and if allowed to function freely, will do a pretty good job of it.

Private ownership of property, including land, capital, and material resources, is the basic law of the Capitalists. The assumption is that people who are free to own property will act in an individually responsible way, protect the rights of others (because they are also protecting their own rights) and respond with economic creativity such as we have seen in the United States.

Through ownership of property it is possible to have power over the lives of others. Under Capitalism, this power is diffused among many owners rather than concentrated in a single owner (the State in Communistic countries) where it is impossible to curb.  This guaranties individual liberties.

The right to own property implies that the owner may do with it as he pleases as long as he does not infringe upon the rights of others. This freedom of choice means that the owner may sell or develop his property, rent it, etc., whatever he chooses. It means the worker can choose his work, the business man can enter into the business he wants, the investor can put capital where he wants and the consumer can buy what he wants. Plus, the opportunity to be in any of these categories is available to everyone.

Probably the most important principle of Capitalism is free competition. This can only operate in a market economy (one in which a persons skills will be used to make things for sale on the open market rather than for his own total consumption).  A market economy operates on the principle of supply and demand. If people want a product they will be willing to pay for it – this creates the demand.  Producers, finding that there is a demand and profit opportunity for their product or service will begin, continue or increase production.  In an unregulated market economy the consumer ultimately decides what is produced, in what quantity and quality. Supply and demand will flow naturally. This will allow for consumers to get what they want, our natural resources to be used most efficiently and the wealth of the nation to increase.

There is criticism that the profit motive is a very unethical motivation for production of goods – that the little guy loses in the long run. However, as William Ebenstein says in Today’s Isms “… it shows that Capitalism is more democratic in profit opportunities for persons and classes which traditionally have been excluded from them.”

The role of government in a Capitalistic society should be to guard freedoms that make the system work, promote trade and competition in the market place and generally stay out of business.  There is no place in a Capitalistic society for government intervention in business to promote social welfare.

The disadvantages to the system are that the economy will fluctuate which can produce more (or less) unemployment, there are wide differences in income (supposedly based on the productivity of the individuals), and people must constantly be held responsible for themselves economically.

However, under Capitalism we are guaranteed many personal liberties, freedom of choice in almost everything. There is great room for personal incentive and creativity, the individual is important.  The United States, through employing a system of Capitalism, has been able to provide the greatest prosperity for the greatest numbers in history.

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Under the Communistic economic system none of the liberties found in Capitalism are guaranteed.  The Communistic Manifesto states “…the theory of the Communists may be summed up in a single sentence:  Abolition of private property.”  Along with private property goes freedom of choice and a free market place, plus a lot of other liberties we take for granted.

The main goal is development of the economy of the state, not necessarily the welfare of the individuals.  The state controls all economic activity through centralized planning. The elite of the government decide what resources are used and in what manner. They also determine how goods will be distributed.  Since the main goal is to the build the economy of the state, the goods consumers are offered through social welfare benefits are not necessarily what the people want, or of the quality they might like.

Karl Marx, in the Communist Manifesto seemed to actually want to provide more for the laborers – to relieve them from the oppression of the business people – to raise their life status.  He also wanted to eliminate class lines so that all would be equal and share equally.  In reality, the government officials are an elite class and receives much more than any of the average people in a Communistic society.

On the positive side: The communistic economy is able to ensure sustained growth through central planning.  Unemployment is almost nonexistent, because of their make work projects.  Their consumer pricing regulations stops inflation.  The people are provided with the necessities of life and there is less distinction between the rich and the poor.

However, the bureaucracy of Communism is inefficient in distributing consumer products.  Inflation is stopped but many items we take for granted are constantly in short supply and when they are available they cost more work time than in the United States.  And, most important to me, the individual has no free choices under Communism, least of all in the kind of work he will do.  There is no incentive for the individual to increase productivity except fear of the state.

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The Socialistic economic systems place primary importance on the social welfare of the individual rather than the state.  In this system the aim is to guarantee distribution of goods, according to need, to all through a collective effort.

The question of who owns property, the means of production, and resources is important.  The basic view is that collective ownership rather than individual or state ownership is the best means by which to guarantee that the members of society will be provided for even at the expense of economic development.  Industries may be owned by the government (with direct or decentralized decision making by the worker) or by cooperatives or individuals.  It varies from country to country.  However, Socialists wish to preserve the unity of work and ownership.  Those who do the work do the owning.  Evenstein points out that in both Capitalism and Socialism “There is an underlying assumption – that the right to property ultimately rests on work, effort and industry rather than on formal law, custom or birth.”  Collective ownership for collective work.

The advantages of socialism is that there is generally less unemployment than in Capitalistic countries, they have a definite commitment to provide social welfare and there is less gap between the rich and poor.

However, the inefficiency of the bureaucratically run business and the tendency to seek security above adventure and risk will not allow rapid expansion to thereby provide more for the people.  There is also less incentive for personal initiative and productivity.  Also, distribution according to need can lead in practice to injustice and inequality.

Also, and I quote Ebenstein again when he says:  “It has not been shown so far that publicly owned enterprise is any more efficient in production than private enterprise, or that it has materially increased the people’s standards of living.”

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Rachman, David J. and Mescon, Michael H., Business Today
Random House, Inc., 1976

Ebenstein, William, Today’s Isms. Prentice-Hall, Inc.,
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 1964

Struik, Dirk J. Birth of The Communist Manifesto, edited and annotated
by Struik, International Publishers, N.Y. 1975.

Miller. E. F., Review of “Between Ideals and Reality” by
S. Stojanovic, National Review (June 22, 1973), 25:694-5

Rickenbacker, W.F., “Lost Tools of Liberty,” National Review,
(June 22, 1973), 25:687

The Forgotten Man

The world, as we have known it, is under attack. There is evil infecting susceptible people that are now acting evil. There are extremist Muslims that want to take over the world and kill all that don’t submit to their religion. There are Communists and Marxists that want to take over the world so that they can rule it as the elite aristocracy.  And there are New World Order advocates that just want to rule the world.

(1) Watch out for any Muslim groups working for power. (2) Watch out for any Communist or Marxist groups, and in particular, UNIONS that are trying to gain power. Also, (3) watch out for George Soros and his followers. This is the most difficult to see, he has created so many groups with nice sounding names, and infiltrated so many other organizations, like news media organizations, that it is hard to tell if they are good (for the united states as envisioned by the founding fathers) or bad (opportunists trying to take advantage at every turn).

Glenn Beck, on Friday, May 6th, had a special TV show that all Americans MUST see.

Teachers in Teacher Unions from across the country came together to discuss what is happening to the education of our children that will be running the country when our generation transfers custody.

The next generation of Americans are being misled, betrayed and cheated.

This is a discussion by the good people that are trying to pass on their excellence in knowledge and thinking processes, but are being stymied by bureaucracy, unions  and government.

If you missed it on Friday, May 6th, you can watch it via youtube.

Glenn Beck 5/6/2011- Indoctrination Special Part 1

Glenn Beck 5/6/2011- Indoctrination Special Part 2

Glenn Beck 5/6/2011- Indoctrination Special Part 3

Last week, there were multiple DRAFT ALLEN WEST FOR PRESIDENT groups on Facebook. One of them that I “liked” had over 5,000 other people liking it. All of a sudden, it disappeared.  A new group titled DRAFT ALLEN WEST II group was started, but for some reason, it required “permission” to “like”.

What the heck happened to the “DRAFT ALLEN WEST” page on Facebook? It disappeared and there appeared a “II” version that requires permission to join!!!! Are the Marxists at Facebook pulling the strings here? Something smells like dog poo.  Monday at 3:32pm

It also soon disappeared. Someone at Facebook is selectively removing Allen West for President groups, which is interesting since just last week Glenn Beck interviewed him on his radio show 4/28 and expressed his desire to get Allen to run in 2012.

We have all heard about the leftist leanings of the people running Facebook, now we are seeing them in action.  Thousands of Facebook users are pissed about this and have created websites to support Drafting Allen West to run for President in 2012, outside of Facebook’s influence.  See Draft Allen West for President 2012, Allen West Nation – Top Story and Lt. Col. Allen West for President 2012.

It is an uphill struggle for conservatives when the government is run by progressives, socialists, communists and other lefties.  In the same manner, it is difficult for conservatives on a social media site when the site is run by progressives, socialists, communists and other lefties.

How long before posting on Facebook becomes the same as chatting on DailyKOS?

We have all heard the media saying that the reason that conservatives dislike Obama is because he is black.  They are wrong, we dislike Obama because he is a liar, he is a progressive and/or socialist and/or communist and/or Marxist, he is working to destroy our country as it was defined by our founding documents, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, he is usurping power from the legislative branch and stacking the judicial branch with like minded socialists.

At this point in time, I am looking forward to his ejection from office with the vote in November 2012. I am looking at the alternatives to take his place and am not very happy with some of the current Republican contenders.  I do like Michele Bachmann, but I don’t think the Presidency is the place where she benefits our country the most.

The two people on the top of my list are Rep. Allen West and Herman Cain. Herman Cain’s speech on 4/15/2011 is better than any that Obama has done.  And Allen West’s speech in DC in the Continuing Revolution Rally was great.

Interestingly, the are both “black”, and I do not judge a person by the color of their skin, I judge them by their character.  And you can tell more about a person’s character by what they do or have done than by what they say. Look at Mr. Cain’s and Mr. West’s history.  Also, look at Mr. Obama’s history – - at least that which he has not erased or “sealed” from public view.

I have high hopes for our country, but I also feel we have much work ahead of us to restore “the land of the free and the home of the brave”.

Do you stand with God?  How about, ‘do you stand with goodness”? If you are reading this, you are probably not a part of the population that is “asleep at the wheel” or too busy with their family and personal life to see what is happening to their country.  The american population can be categorized into these different classifactions; (a) asleep at the wheel, (b) aware of the changes happening but afraid to think about how it will effect them, (c) aware of the changes happening and ready to take a stand with God against the evils permeating our society, (d) aware of the changes happening and they are a part of the evil movement to destroy our society.

This is an unusual post for me.  In my early years (~0-20), I was agnostic. In my middle years (~20-40), I was spiritual but not associated with any religion – check out “Knowledge of Higher Worlds and Its Attainment” by Rudolf Steiner.  In my later years (~40-60),  I have attempted to understand the “common denominator” of the major religions.  My research has taken me from Rudolf Steiner to Edgar Casey to John Edward.

We are entering a time that will “try men’s souls,” a time when evil attempts to take over the world of men.  People need to look into their own souls and determine where they stand.  Do they stand for goodness and God, or do they submit to the corrupting temptations of evil, which has been gaining a foothold in the last century.

Again, this is a time to try men’s souls. Do you stand with God or the minions of Lucifer? This is not a joke, this is where “the rubber hits the road!”

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