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Originally posted by LennonCook:
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Originally posted by Stratos:
Communist states have always been very keen on presenting themselves as better people than those who live in capitalist states,[...] I guess the NK government don't think that long hair gives the "proper" look for a "superior" communist North Korean.
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Originally posted by Sir Degrader:
Damn commies, taking away the right to long hair. Where's MacArthur when you need him?
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To be further left than you appreciate is not necesarily to be communist. North Korea is Socialist last I checked, and that is a big difference. [/QUOTE]Was this an answer to my post or Sir Degrader's? [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img]
The judgement I made on the superiority thing is based numerous propanda movies from the Soviet Union and North Korea shown in various documentaries. The impression I've gotten is that several Communist states have had an interrest to present themselves in the best manner as possible to such an extent that they sometimes straight out lies about the state of their country, economy etc. My post is not intended to make any judgements whether Communism is better or worse than Capitalism.
I would regard North Korea as Communist as far as the name goes. How well they follow, say, Marx' teachings in another question altogether. Not too much, I'd guess.
And finally, last time I checked, Communism was a form of Socialism.
[ 01-10-2005, 09:38 AM: Message edited by: Stratos ]