Yeah. Perrin broods enough he should really have some trauma to back it up. XD
Anyways.. .. the series lags a little bit in the middle, as Jordan's health declines, and before Sanderson finished up. But overall, it's a really solid series, and worth the read.
ah. In that case, we can all acknowledge that communism and capitalism have both lead to significant wars and violent non-war actions on the populace.
The Korean war, The invasion of Hungary, the invasion of Czechoslovakia, sino/soviet border conflict, Chinese invasion of Vietnam..
..but let's not pretend that war is the end-all be-all of government criminality. We can look at democide, or just atrocious neglect that had occurred quite a few times in communism, add well as abuse of the populace.
..now, I'm not claiming capitalism is good. But Communism isn't some panacea that prevents tensions and violence.
Yeah. As a WoT fan, it was just painful to watch. so many things that made the books good were destroyed in the first season.
..anf, small pet peeve. ..the show characters in the past called him the dragon reborn. ..but, that was the past, and there was no reborn yet.
my partner and I took to calling him the dragon reborn reborn in the few times we watched the show together. XD
good point.
No, are you just scrapping for a fight?
it's not the dislike, it's that you frame it as though your distaste were the truth, as opposed to framing it as an opinion.
Man, glad you're reading the series. the amazon series was.. ..pretty bad, in ways only book readers would know. ..but if it inspired you to read the books, good enough.
..and, New Spring after book 5.
yeah, that's why I sidestepped that one. It's an easy pathway into "no, you!"
Indeed, there should be a distinction. But Communism isn't exactly angelic in its tendencies, any more than capitalism is.
Ayn Rand was a bitter individual who turned her bitterness into a philosophy, helping many people all across the world turn their own pain into bitterness. I'm not a fan.
Neither capitalism nor communism are strangers to violent censorship, particularly where it concerns opposition to ideology.
There are things that capitalism does better, and there are things that communism does better. Clearly, the ideals and genuine attempt by some in communism to establish sound philosophical merit is there, and that's a good first step. However, the infeasibility of implementation of an effective communism that can also compete with capitalism just isn't there. Concessions are made, and capitalism (or authoritarianism) becomes more and more present, but in ways that aren't acknowledged.
The reality is that capitalism is powerful, and that there is no way of ensuring ideal human behavior. Government and economic systems fail here, and tend to reflect the vices the people in general hold in esteem (whether they would acknowledge that or not).
The proper grounds for change isn't government or economic system, but in the moral ideology of the people. It has to do with the values the people hold in esteem, and are willing to back with action. Any system of governance or economy will begin to reflect those underlying values, whether the starting point be communistic, capitalistic, monarchic, oligarchic, or any variant of governance or economic system.
Communism promises to be the next leap forward. It's only natural to reach for it. But it does not provide what it promises. A dream is not enough. An evolutionary platform must incorporate what exists, not deny it.
That doesn't mean we can't find in communism (and other systems of life) what attracts us, and learn to build systems of love and power in our own lives that reflect those things we love so dearly. Once you've given up on the dream - truly, and without bitterness or apathy - it's only natural to do so.
Although, a windows update may nuke this, and require reinstalling bootloader/keys.
I'm sure you're definition is probably broad enough that that my concept might include some of the wars you'd discount. ..but not all.
in any case, even if I narrowed it down significantly, there'd be enough to disprove "communism is incompatible with war".
Rather, you could say "in theory, communism is incompatible with war, even though it isn't a magical fix for the underlying tendencies and in some cases needs that drive war."
shrug