Media war on Chavez's legacy - Page 3

You have a way of reminding me of people past The Truth. When I first saw you, you reminded me of The Ultimate. Now you remind me about – a certain Mr. Demand and Supply. Not accusing you of MIDs, honestly. Just an observation. I think all three of you have similar views in issues, but express it differently. Although you are very close to demand and supply.

On topic - I think western media, typically dominated by US media, tends to paint Hugo Chavez in a negative light. Venezuelan and left leaning media will paint him in a heroic light. I think Chavez was a extremely eccentric in some aspects, but overall a good leader who did many right things.

In terms of socialist leaders I like Lula Da Silva and Dilma Roussef of Brazil's workers party, because I think they kept core socialist values, but still managed to turn around a recession and bring economic progress to the country.

Looks like we are sliding into ye old capitalism vs. socialism debate. John Maynard Keynes and FDR FTW! For me.

Originally posted by: TheTruth

Un.Be.Lievable. I have to rest my case. That paragraph right there says clearly how much deep rooted communism/socialism/Marxism is in your thought process.

For fun though, as a business owner, I would love to know logical reasons behind why "workers should unite to gain more power". Who is a worker? Is CEO not a worker? So, how about. VPs? Managers? Laborers? Where is the cut off? Can CEOs create a union because they also feel oppressed by the burden of taxes?

I would also love to know how capitalism is limitless? If it is, why is it bad?

What extremes would one go to for profit? Here, I will give a clue - depends on the customer's demand. If I as a customer would want to get the poorest quality food at the cheapest possible price, everyone would compete for my business. In that case, of course the quality of food would not be of any importance. The reality is different. I do not want crappy food. That is why I am ok with FDA regulating and setting certain standards in the food industry. That still does not mean that I can eat whatever I want whenever I want in unlimited quantity. The business owner is not going to tell me what should I eat or not. Same way government should not either.

Speaking of which.. did anyone know what happened to NY city soda ban?

Personal opinions and emotions based policies would fail every time. Personal responsibility is the key. I agree that there may require education for that.