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mexico has a communist party

I'm more interested in knowing how many communist parties actually care about communism.

Most (Canadian) provinces have one. Which one you from?

What country?

in Finland we had two in last our last parliamentary elections and they got over 10,000 votes (out of 2,000,000)

Depends where I'm from (Russia) the communist party is the second largest party both in local and national governments against a ruling party that has the dead voting for them. I'm pretty certain alot of places have communist parties, if or not they're public or on the ballots is a different question.

I march around in a full SS uniform brandishing a banner with the words "JUDEN RAUS"
and with the other members we destroy property of Jewish shop owners and synagogues. we gather up books that are against our views. if we come across any other ethnics we just beat them.

Curious, where are from/living?

Germany

Yeah... I thought there was an essential ban on being remotely nationalistic in Germany.

we've only just started that......

this is 1934 right?

I now understand it, spoiler alert the jingoism goes wrong, the soviets get x amount of second winds the jews live zionists take a win and communism takes eastern germany and the rest of eastern europe also konigsberg becomes kaliningrad.

whaaaaaaaaat?

I'm gonna back away now and come back when I have a modicum of knowledge regarding whatever that was you just said.

I was hoping you'd post, amongoeth. For some reason, I can imagine you marching around in an SS uniform. But, in all seriousness, how open are you about your fascism?

and anyway, it isn't even a uniform it's just a coat with a belt and cap.

princesslilian

well that was fast.

I saw you wrote my name here thinking the anon was me and I know you're the only one who knows my name and to be honest I'm not really bothered.

i have your IP on hide all.

that still wasn't me yesterday. I had a friend round so it must have been him.

ok.

i showed you this website before didn't i?

http://www.atthefrontshop.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=45

no you have not.

that stuff is way more expensive than www.ww2sale.com/?gclid=CI2bq4-zp7cCFdHMtAodGjMADA

it's nicer. they're centered around making them close to original.
for reenactors and such.

i've always wanted one of these
https://www.atthefrontshop.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=guj44dt
german camouflage excites me.

idk how well it would fit me though.

even so it's very expensive when I add the shipping cost.

when I have enough money I'm going to buy this.

really
i would expect you to get it in black
do you have a hat to match?

I could get one.

don't forget the pants.

they come with it.

and the boots

I have riding boots, they will do.

i want fallschrimjager boots.

i would wear these everywhere.

Jackboots with steel soles would be good but once again... too expensive.

Hitlers fault, two front war

Mostly the same with German uniforms, the uniforms did change but only a little. when Hitler came to power is when the uniforms got changed a bit.

It would be interesting to see Nazi Germany and the USSR go head to head. Had the Red Army remained organised during the initial stages of the invasion, I have a feeling the Red Banner would still have hung over the Reichstag.

Indeed, it was just the little things. The collar insignia, the little red 'sash' in between the breast pockets. Hell, even the breast pockets.

I reckon america would have something to say about that,

I hope to buy this one day.

America could say all they want.

Any particular reason you chose an SS Lt.Col uniform?

Closest one I could find to Amon's rank.

Don't they sell the collar insignia separately?

they do but I don't know that if I order it with as it is whether will be sown on for me, if not I would get the right ranked tab and then sow it on but I can't sow for peanuts so yeah.

Take it to a Jewish tailor.

I shouldn't be encouraging you.

maybe...

even for a regular tailor it would be awkward as hell, "hi, can you sew on the SS insignia?"

Say it's for carnaval or halloween.

>I'm a collector

even so....

If they refuse accuse them of being Bolsheviks, yell that 'Mein Kampf is sewing', and then march out saluting.

ok.

Or you could just do it yourself...

He's bad at sewing.

There's always time to learn...

I'd take it to a tailor, myself. I hate sewing.

Just say it's for a reenactment /acting group if they ask questions.

I don't think Red Army uniforms are as recognisable as Nazi ones. I'd be fine.

Not at all, nobody knows that I am.

Any particular reason? What's your family's take on fascism?

I'm learning!

well my parents only know that I like reading and learning about the Nazis but my dad doesn't seem to like it when I talk about certain things as he just doesn't like war.

they don't seem to have any particular take on it.

pic related, it's my SS cap

Nice cap. Politics aside, the Nazis had some fantastic uniforms. I've got an old Soviet medal, but that's the closest thing I have to anything communist (pic related).

I think I might get a photo frame and put a photo of Marx or Lenin in there and hang it up, just to one-up your cap.

I had a picture of Hitler in my lounge for 5 months before anyone noticed.

I wonder what people would think if they noticed a portrait of Marx hanging up. I by no means hide my beliefs, but it'd still be interesting.

Or perhaps hanging up conflicting figures (Lenin with Hitler, Stalin with Goebbels, etc).

mostly think communist but some idiots think that the hammer and sickle are "Hitler symbol" I have a couple small badges (I got these while I just generally interested in WW2) and I was showing my friends and then some else said I was a Nazi for having them. soo.... I don't know may or may not be a good idea.

Hitler on one side, Lenin on the other.

Had I been able to access my account at the time, I was planning on buying an Iron Cross I found in the Grand Bazaar. Barely scraped enough money to get the Order of the Great Patriotic War medal. The Bazaar's been the only place I've seen Soviet or Nazi medals. Nothing like it in my town.

There's an army surplus stall in the market that's in town every weekend. They don't have much stuff older than the 70s or 60s but I did get these.

What uniform are they from?

Pic unrelated, but I feel like we're bonding.

Field Marshal

Ah, right.

While we're looking at the FM's uniform, I must note I've also loved the Iron Cross worn around the neck. Looks fantastic as part of the uniform.

I've always wanted one but need to get some more money together first.
www.ww2sale.com/?gclid=CJvp-fryprcCFUXJtAodXykA-Q
this is a good place.

Heh, I remember a while back when I was very nearly a fascist. Was actually close to buying some Nazi gear, simply for aesthetics.

I'd still like to get myself a Kar98k. I should really check if that's legal in Australia.

only problem with this stuff is that it's so expensive.

See, because Mosin-Nagants were produced in huge numbers, they're only about $100. Slight advantage there.

The uniform of the Red Army was quite an interesting one - the cloak type thing, in particular. Really, I prefer the later uniforms.

doesn't mean they're good.

soviet uniforms are ok....

Doesn't mean the Mosin is bad, either. Certainly did a good enough job to mop up the Wehrmacht (no offence intended).

Depends what era we're speaking of. Even during WW1, Russia had pretty boring uniforms. What the Red Army wore during the Great Patriotic War, a bit better. But I'm looking at my second monitor's wallpaper (Victory Day parade) right now, and I definitely have no complaints.

Comrade... Stalin...

I have no pride for you who ruined everything
My revolution was doing to stop the bourgeoisie!
I fought the bondage of classes, the proletariat masses!
And Joseph you were supposed to be my right hand man,
But your loyalty shriveled up like your right hand, man!
Our whole future was bright, you let your heart grow dark,
And stopped the greatest revolution!

nou

SINCE THE BIRTH OF MARX.

Did somebody say, birthmarks?
Yo, I'm the host with the most glasnost.
Arseholes made a mess and the war got cold.
Shook hands with both Ronalds, Reagan and McDonalds, no doubt
If your name ends with 'in', time to get out.

I had the balls to let Baryshnikov dance player
Took down that Wall like the Kool-Aid Man (oh yeah!)
You two need yoga
You need a shower
And you ALL need to learn how to handle real power

What...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT2z0nrsQ8o

It all makes sense now, have a video of putin singing in english

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV4IjHz2yIo

This is kind of weird.

Nice.

What's Comrade Stalin's favourite meal?

The tears of the proletariat, of course.

I think he was into collectivized gastronomy.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-QW6HE2ZY4

I love that video.

Also, top comment:

'My PC was break when I was watching this video from 0:19 . ((( fuck .'

I don't even know if he/she said it in a grammatically incorrect way satirically or not.

yet another myth libs love to propogate,republicans give way more to charity than democrats.

democrats are only charitable with other peoples money.

I'm interested in what source you have for that.

Bonus points if it specifies what charities (or what type of charity) they donate to.

urvey by the Chronicle of Philanthropy confirms that residents of states that lean Republican and are most religious donate more of their money to charity, while more secular regions — and areas that tend to vote Democrat — give less.

Read more: www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/20/religion-politics-affect-americans-philanthropy/#ixzz2TxFYhJrN
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they tend to give more to religious based charities,but the money still goes to help the poor so it doesnt really matter.Did i win?

Why am I reading tornadoes as tomatoes?

You say it like the ability to fully control the weather wouldn't be fantastic.

I would have to much fucking fun... if I controlled the weather...

You need to address the problem at its source. Think bigger. Ban bigger. We need to ban weather. Are all those kids dying from thunderstrikes less important?

Just another sign that our rights are being shat upon by the federal government. (If what I read on the matter was truthful).

What is love?

Who did you have to kill to get your internet connection?

You'd be rewarded for that over here too

True, mate?

You forgot to say "mate".

I cry evertim.

to maintain order without overstepping the authority it is given by society

So long as it exist, it should be protecting its citizens from their common enemy (which includes hunger and the cold).

To help protect, provide, pilot, and progress its people. I think it is both ensuring the growth and protection of its people and the strength and growth of the nation itself. If not both then the other cant prosper.

I don't think its acceptable to myself or the general populace of said nation. There are times where that would be awesome here in america. To "deport" the waste of the nation, the people that only take from the government and give nothing back to society but just more "in the way" people. It would a terrible thing to actually happen due to the lose of humanity in people and to just toss aside fellow citizens like that. But the benefits of getting those people out of said nation would be awesome!

>Because he's a communist.

More or less.

No because filthy commies.

Cool! Do my name now! Over here! My name! Do my name!

Cold.

Bob.

What the fuck? Seriously, how did you figure it out?

It's the first name that comes to mind since I learned it existed, it's just so short.

Actually, you're wrong.

OH NO, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT I HAVE BEEN COAXED INTO A SNAFU, WHATEVER WILL I DO WITH MY LIFE NOW!!?!?!??!

Mhh... it appears that my actions have affected your emotional state. I, however, can't say I'm bothered with such happening, for I indeed was the one who planned this all along.

>communism
>form of government

Okay then

Direct democracy is the political organization of communism. Supremacy of workers councils over parliament. Is that what you mean?

If so, it allows for more participation in decision making and empowers people to take control over their own lives. Life is not work, work is not life.

Human nature is not fixed, it changes. Governments lead by communists, just like those lead by capitalists, can become authoritarian when threatened.

Yes.

Despite being very discriminatory as to who could participate, Ancient Greece had a form of a direct democracy that was pretty decent.

You just have to realize that with direct democracy, there is a much stronger feeling of regionalism over, say, federalism. Decisions being made in A are not the best for B because A is not B. Direct democracy has worked in the past, and new technological advancements will make it simpler. All representative democracy does is take democracy further away from the people; direct democracy brings it closer. That's all.

Isn't Switzerland a better example?

No. Ancient Greece. Athens, to be specific.

Referendum for every decision? Check. They got everyone into little stadiums and what not and took votes on many different issues. Whatever prevailed, prevailed. No 'true' central authority. Just voting.

It's just that to vote you needed to be male, 30+, etc. Switzerland is not quite like this at all.

Although I will admit Switzerland is pretty good. A step in the right direction.

Indeed, the directorial system is somewhat appealing.

I meant it mostly because of the right of citizenship being very restrictive, Switzerland seems pretty cool.

Yugoslavia under tito would also be an ok example, how to benevolent dictator 101, also an example of why one mans death can destroy so much progress.

>benevolent dictator 101

That made me smile for some reason.

Mhh... Revisionist scum, heh?

No I just know my history, I personally am not a fan of Tito's political system it's good to look at for withering away the state.

Ah damn it. Maybe some day you'll see the path of our noble peaceful ways.

I don't believe peace can exist in a world so divided, I'll take an example close to me, In Georgia you have several regions currently trying to break away, the Georgians don't want it to happen and have tried to go by jingo mode against these breakaway regions, so long as people believe in the ideals of nations and seperating themselves you can't get anywhere, (I know it sounds a bit weird considering I believe in socialism in one country working when the whole world is pretty much capitalist and at your throat the capitalists stand to lose so much)

How about a middle-term? Russia could become an actual federation like it's supposed to be and stop forcing their own "culture" on regions that have always had different cultures as long as everybody follows the law.

Or maybe I'm full of shit and I don't know what I'm talking about because I just have assumptions on how things are in Russia.

The idea in the union was basically to erase all cultures and replace them with one soviet culture, best example I can think of off the top of my head was the new soviet man, modern day it's more about decentralizing some more political power to oblasts/states if they start playing up then it goes to war, if war doesn't work you'll probably be left alone but you'll be alone in the world, if you start acting up again you'll be crushed and have a pro-moscow government installed. I've pretty much just described Chechnya.

That has nothing to do with direct democracy. Tito had a personality cult and was still a dictator. Fuck him.

Communism =/= dictatorship. Authoritarian socialism or socialism in one country is state capitalism and is devolutionary.

Even if the surplus is going back to the workers, they're still living on wages. They're still alienated from they're work.

Damn reply limit again.

"Society's norms and mores, peer pressure, all that. Plus, human nature changes."

Yeah, I guess. I thought of that too after making my comment. Still, I think I'll stick with socialism, although if communism comes out of it, I guess it's alright.

This sounds like something you said already some time ago.

Heh, I remember thinking that. Indeed, there's nothing wrong with remaining a socialist. Communism arises from socialism ^.^

I just hope I don't become one with the buttimperialized as most of us reformist socialists seem to.

Also, I assume you meant morals.

No, no. Mores. They're just a stronger form of society's norms. Haha.

You mean that, as in they're still dependant on their work?

More or less. Work is still 'work'. When you're working for wages, it's simply to acquire the means of life. Even if the MoP are 'common property', rather than private, alienation remains. That's why market 'socialism' is quite silly.

Marx explains it best:

“Let us review the various factors as seen in our supposition: My work would be a free manifestation of life, hence an enjoyment of life. Presupposing private property, my work is an alienation of life, for I work in order to live, in order to obtain for myself the means of life. My work is not my life.”

Is that the part when no currency comes in, then? Wouldn't that reduce productivity aswell?

Production under communism would likely become more automated. As arisaka said, under capitalism, automation hurts us; under communism (or socialism), it's our best friend.

When production is mostly automated, a decrease in productivity is unlikely. And now, with humans free to work free of alienation, for their own satisfaction, we'll continually improve production.

But this is all hypothetical. We can't really describe what communism will look like, just like a writer in the 9th Century would never be able to accurately describe capitalism.

So with no currency, everything would be free?

Indeed. Hence, 'to each according to his needs'.

It seems very... utopian, but I guess it could be stable without douches. The problem is, there are always douches, and that's why it seems utopian. How would they be stopped from taking too many things and work if they wouldn't want to? I'd be even easier for people to be douches under communism.

Nature did not create prices, slaves, or rulers. It created existence.

Society's norms and mores, peer pressure, all that. Plus, human nature changes.

Reply limit.
"Abolish wages!":
I thought profit sharing took care of that.

It doesn't. Because it still requires you to slave away for a wage.

I sort of understand now. Basically, a person still has to work to be living alright and afford stuff. That's more or less it, right?

Their lives are still tied to industry! Also, keeping the wage system alive keeps alienation alive, and keeps capitalism alive!

This is the main reason Marx and Bakunin were feuding.

Yugoslavia under Tito had a self-managing society and achieved many personal freedoms, most people who really hate him are stalinist albanians, croatian fascists or people who think Yugoslavia is a russian city. About the personality cult, I think he was very critical of personality cults.

He was probably the only guy who was able to do something out of M-L.

Being the lesser of two evils does not exempt you from being part of the evil.

I hate one-party systems overall, but the guy was pretty awesome and it seems most former yugoslavs admire him a lot for what he's done.

And I think he tried to help Checoslovakia become democratic on the something Spring. And he basically gave the middle finger to Stalin for being a social-fascist authoritarian cunt.

Again, that doesn't make him any less of a Marxist-Leninist, which leads nowhere. Still bureaucratic, authoritarian and state capitalist.

Doesn't state capitalist basically mean the state acting as the capitalist? If so, it wasn't exactly state capitalist, the workers mostly managed the factories and shared its profits, there was only a little state planning, maybe.

The general idea in theory at least is that the current state is controlled by the bourgeois, once the workers take control of the state that means it's not really "state capitalism" it's more "state acting on behalf of the workers to generate profit for the workers" again in theory...

Profit sharing does not destroy the wage-slave, my good friend.

What's necessary to do so, then?

Abolish wages!

US: End of the world hysteria aside, the world's superpower isn't going anywhere.
Britain: former hegemon turned US lapdog, but still plays an important role
Germany:Backbone of the Eurozone. Held back by the EU and post WW2 shit
Japan: Most advanced country in Asia. Time to scrap the McArthur Constitution.
Russia: shell of its former self but still trying to flex whatever muscles it still has.
China: A legitimate power but is vastly overestimated. Still a ways to go before it isn't a third world country anymore. China doesn't "own" the US and never will.

Australia strong.

But it depends what you mean by 'strong'. Regardless, probably China, the US, Germany and, maybe, Russia.

At least I can sleep safe at night, knowing no one would ever invade a country where everything can kill you.

USA, China, Russia, Germany, Japan

1. America - overall just a powerful country
2. China - but is slowing down due to government
3. Russia - Used to be better but now it isnt as good
4. Germany - It is rising but is limited by policies and location
5. Brazil - economy, tech, government are all becoming stronger

The EU, i class it as a country because the entire thing is practically controlled by Merkel.
Russia, mainly because of it's economy.
America, mainly because of it's military.

good point

Nazis did it first.

I know that, but they did get a vehicle into space first.

They never made a space ship, just rockets

what do you think spaceships use to get to space?

Nazis were the first to get a vehicle into space.

>yfw the US space program relied on Yugoslavia

Say thank you to Hitler and his men for getting you there!

never implyed we didn't

I not afraid to prove a point as an anon,

Because thumbs meen nothing to me...