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shunyadragon · Feb 1, 2004, 09:34 am

</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (PeterAngelo,)
Communism has never even been attempted. Totalitarian regimes called themselves that - and we supported it - to make communism a dirty word. <hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>

Actually in at least on instance communism worked very well. The Panama Canal Zone was managed by the US government as a communist state and it did very well. All property, service and the businesses were owned by the state. Everyone worked for the state. All positions were appointed by the state. Everyone lived in state owned housing and in the drove state owned cars.

It ended for political reasons and not because it was a failure.

Feb 1, 2004, 09:34 am	#33 (permalink) (top)
shunyadragon Hot Lava Location: Hillsborough, NC Posts: 940	</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (PeterAngelo,) Communism has never even been attempted. Totalitarian regimes called themselves that - and we supported it - to make communism a dirty word. <hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'> Actually in at least on instance communism worked very well. The Panama Canal Zone was managed by the US government as a communist state and it did very well. All property, service and the businesses were owned by the state. Everyone worked for the state. All positions were appointed by the state. Everyone lived in state owned housing and in the drove state owned cars. It ended for political reasons and not because it was a failure. The empty cup contains the most Frank A Doonan Turn weapons into peace and friendship with gifts of jade-silk www.shunyadragon.com I do not know, therefore I think . . .