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2008-01-03 India-Pakistan

Capitalism only way to industrialise Bengal says Communist Chief Buddhadeb

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Posted by john frum 2008-01-03 11:23|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 wow! Is this not front page news? Goodbye 20th Century and Welcome 2008.

Posted by Whomong Guelph4611 2008-01-03 11:30|| 2008-01-03 11:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Childhood fantasy, meet harsh reality.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-01-03 11:33|| 2008-01-03 11:33|| Front Page Top

#3 The tragic thing is these childhood fantasies have kept hundreds of millions in poverty and delayed development by decades... criminal fantasies would be more accurate...

Posted by john frum 2008-01-03 11:51|| 2008-01-03 11:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Basic law of economics: If you're gonna "manage an economy" first y'gotta have an economy to manage.

Posted by Fred 2008-01-03 12:08|| 2008-01-03 12:08|| Front Page Top

#5 > We are aware of the filth that is inherent in capitalism.

I'm sorry it's coerced collectivisation that causes filth. Western countries are both cleaner and wealthier than countries run by beurocrats.

Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2008-01-03 12:59|| 2008-01-03 12:59|| Front Page Top

#6 It's always sad when another true believer Commie finally figures out that their life's work's been a total waste when they come to the realization that Communism's a failure because there's no money in it.

Posted by tu3031 2008-01-03 13:17|| 2008-01-03 13:17|| Front Page Top

#7 I swear to God I clicked on the story because I thought it read "cannibalism".

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2008-01-03 14:21|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2008-01-03 14:21|| Front Page Top

#8 It's always sad when another true believer Commie finally figures out that their life's work's been a total waste when they come to the realization that Communism's a failure because there's no money in it.

I must respectfully disagree. "I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance." Luke 15:7.

Posted by Mike 2008-01-03 15:15|| 2008-01-03 15:15|| Front Page Top

#9 tu3031, It's always joy when....

Nothing sad about it.

Posted by twobyfour 2008-01-03 18:33|| 2008-01-03 18:33|| Front Page Top

#10 Lest we fergit, "COMMUNIST CAPITALISM" or COMPITALISM as a post-Cold War Russ personage denoted on the Net.

OTOH, compare wid NEWSVINE > IS DEMOCRACY AN ILLUSION?; and REDDIT > IS UTOPIA A WORLD WITHOUT FREEDOM, WITHOUT AMERICA?

See also NEWSMAX > PHIL BRENNAN - DEMOCRATS WANT SOCIALIST CHANGE. "Liberal Fascism" and the Italo-Mussolinization of post-9-11 America???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-01-03 20:50|| 2008-01-03 20:50|| Front Page Top

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