Let's imagin, that somehow ALL rightwingers were removed from the population, leaving only Socialists, Communists, Liberals, Anarchos etc.. and I"m talking about now, the modern day, so no need to mention Stalin etc.. How would it end up?
That would be virtually impossible my friend, like all parasitic life forms, socialistic governments need a host.
Tax rates would jump to 95%, they'd roughly maintain the status quo, but massively expand government's share of GDP. Those wealthy Democrats who remained would leave once the tax burden kicked in. Likely it would end in some sort of EU style regional union.
After you got done murdering the few lefties with a lick of common sense, you'd start butchering each other. You're welcome.
it's more democratic than the US for a start - - - Updated - - - I imagine that a new host would be created though - how about that idea? - - - Updated - - - much of that was due to the OPEC oil crises , and too generous a welfare system - that could be modified
The end of western civilization. And no, I'm not kidding. I seriously believe that it would lead to the end of western civilization, unless reality catched up to the remaining leftists and made them into conservatives.
OPEC didn't form until during the Thatcher Rigime. And the primary problem was that everyone by the end was constantly out on strike and it was against the government that they were on strike. Britain was the only western country to try full on socialism and in the end nothing worked. It was largely the unions that killed it.
Everything would end up the same in a few years. New rightwingers would be made. It's not a genetic condition.
Look it up. OPEC formed in 1960. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC The Thatcher regime was during the 1980s. (1979 to 1990) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher
I was referring to the 1973 oil crisis. And Britain was not socialist enough, that was the problem. Iow: Bourgeois Socalism is not sustainable.
that's a fair comment, and is what I believe too to some extent . (although I think we are born with some degree of left/right wing tendencies Let's say there were a massive hippy commune, into which only hippies could enter - how long until internal differences created a new, oppressive power elite - and who would rule the roost?
That's what socialists always say when it turns out socialism is a failure. "The essence of any utopianism is: Conjure an ideal that makes an impossible demand on reality, then announce that, until the demand is met in full, your ideal can't be fairly evaluated. Attribute any incidental successes to the halfway meeting of the demand, any failure to the halfway still to go." You do realise you're as silly as can be? edit: It's Hussein now? What is it with you and dictators? Some kind of fetisch?
You'll need a lot more than wishing to get that done. I think it would end up with Obama and company hanging by their heels like Mussolini.
Britain in the 70's wasn't Marxist, no - it was Democratic Socialism, which I accept, cannot work long term. So, it's actually erroneous to call this a halfway-house, as it's either the real deal or not at all. where's that quote from, and sounds more like a critique of Christianity - and of course, since when was a Marxist country left to get on with it? - never SU had to contend with Civil War, WW2 and Cold War - Cuba, the permanent blockade, Vietnam - Western agression and murder of its people etc etc... lol, no I didn't
