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Old 04-20-2002, 08:33 AM   #44
Dreamer128
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Join Date: March 21, 2001
Location: Europe
Age: 40
Posts: 6,136
Quote:
Originally posted by Azred:
Like many theories, communism looked good on paper but flopped miserably in practice. You cannot dictate that people willingly not strive to advance economically; people are too self-oriented to blindly follow "from each according to his ability; to each according to his need". Most people are just not that selfless.
A western scientist once said: "Democratie isn't perfect, but at least we don't need a wall to keep our people in".
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