Tom

Unseen, a central tenet of Marxism is class struggle leading to violent revolution. It also infers collectivisation and a state run economy.  What you are talking about is not Marxism but a mixed approach applying some socialist concepts. But Marxism? No. You cannot call modern-European-style-mixed-systems Marxist. That’s why in nearly every…[Read more]

The US does indeed offer the most advanced and comprehensive services in the World for a small minority of people who can afford it. It is unlikely that any American user here would have unfettered access to such healthcare without having to lose their house in extra costs. So yeah, you are, sort of….technically right this time…though mostly…[Read more]

In Fact some countries semi-privatise healthcare. For example in the UK and most of Canada some services like physiotherapy have a limited government service with a waiting list, less convenient locations and fewer specialised services mostly for free. Or you can pay for private services (pricey) which can be covered by supplemental insurance. In…[Read more]

A few industries should absolutely be government owned in most cases:

Utilities like energy production, water, gas and potentially petrochemicals for small countries. Public transportation including rail (privatisation of rail in the UK has been an unmitigated horrific disaster).

Some countries have been very successful at starting up companies…[Read more]

I am not a Marxist because a Marxist state does not allow something that I believe is absolutely fundamental to any healthy society: the ability to get rid of a bad government. As far as I know…the only system that can guarantee getting rid of a bad government is a healthy and well functioning democracy. No other system I know of can. Not being…[Read more]

One major hurdle in the US are the extreme hurdles in making changes to your constitution! Most of the issues that hinder democracy in the US:

• Unlimited campaign contributions to parties
• Gerrymandering by the states
• The electoral college
• Limits on bogus voter suppression laws
• First past the post system

Would require constitutional…[Read more]

I do not know a single doctor who doesn’t recommend a good diet for improving health and especially serious conditions. After my kidney problems, my diet change really made ALL the difference in my improvement. Myths about super vegetables or super fruits is one thing. But a good diet without eating shit will improve anyone’s health. European…[Read more]

Thanks unseen. Maybe we should all pray one day at the same time and maybe God will interfere with his already determined divine plan and make us all immortal!

I just found out this week that I may need to undergo an operation in the future which has a 3% mortality rate within one year. I think that 3 out of a 100 chances is not negligible. A 10% chance of a serious illness is harsh unseen. I’m sorry to hear that. My fingers are crossed (which is useless, but less useless than thoughts and prayers).

As I’ve said before the article does enter into hyperbole…but it is not an unreasonable piece over all and many of the critiques against them are reasonable. It is painful to see heroes in a bad light.

As for Enco I’ve seen these tropes a thousand times. Response: You don’t save western civilisation by supporting policies like racial profiling…[Read more]