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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
    Yea, except Marx did not predict the Soviet Union or China. What he predicted was the fall of capitalism and the subsequent revolt of the workers. Neither came about. Frustrated with the workers, he and Engels wrote the Manifesto calling for a dictatorship of the proletariat (socialism), which was to guide the workers to a predicted stateless, post-scarcity society (communism). This never came about either. The Societ Union collapsed, China has adopted state capitalism.

    Henri's Christian socialism Marx denigrated as utopian. Henri's scheme failed. Hell, in despair, he even shot himself in the head six times but failed to kill himself (source).
    "Shot himself six times in the head"?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Admiral Ackbar View Post
    I wouldn't call it Socialism lite.. It is hard core Socialism
    While I wouldn't agree as there is more nuance. I'm in your camp.

    For this reason -

    "22 aAbstain from all bappearance of cevil."
    "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

    Ephesians 6:12

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    The effects of the old and new socialism are the same, to level the playing field and kill economic prosperity.

    "Socialism-lite" is to "lite" a name.

    I've taken to calling it neo-Marxism. But in many ways, it is a return to pre-Marxian, utopian socialism.
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