tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post5518195140802799085..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: The crony capitalist will sell another country to rope to hang him byThe Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-38867376002254191242015-10-30T09:30:31.866-04:002015-10-30T09:30:31.866-04:00The jury is still out Tiger. Remember the exchange...The jury is still out Tiger. Remember the exchange between Nixon and Zhou back in 71? Nixon asked what did the Premier think were the effects on history of the French Revolution. Zhou replied it was too soon to tell. "The Hammer"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16342812251947807673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-68465837904275798092015-10-30T09:11:19.428-04:002015-10-30T09:11:19.428-04:00Well, capitalism as a historical matter certainly ...Well, capitalism as a historical matter certainly "won" over Communism, so no actual hanging occurred as between competing philosophies, even if capitalism corrupted itself along the way. But as a matter of daily operation, I totally agree.TigerHawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07478818024748287426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-69854060185166287772015-10-30T08:16:21.454-04:002015-10-30T08:16:21.454-04:00I'm afraid I have to disagree with your assess...I'm afraid I have to disagree with your assessment of Lenin, he was absolutely right. I give you modern day China as evidence, and given enough time (and a stipend), I'll give you a three volume set on the subject. <br />One thing I always admired about the communists, they were lousy prognosticators and they had a blind spot for their own system as big as the great outdoors, but what they did have was a deep understanding of capitalism and it's many potential pitfalls (socialism is one BIG pitfall by the way). <br />My theory of capitalism is much the same as Winston Churchill's (I paraphrase) "Capitalism sucks, but it's ten times better than anything else". The "capitalism" we practice today bears as much resemblance to true capitalism as a Shelby Cobra does to a Prius. "The Hammer"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16342812251947807673noreply@blogger.com