Go Go Hugo!

"In front of a packed national assembly he accepted the presidential sash, raised his right hand and declared: "Fatherland. Socialism - or death! I swear it." After a pause, he added: "I swear by Christ - the greatest socialist in history."

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What is Communism but the political translation of philosophical perspectives found in, or illustrated by, amongst others, the 13th Commandment of The Christ - "Love Thy Neighbour as Thyself". Communism translates the Christian, 'what you ought to do', into, 'how it may be done'. In other words, Communism is Pragmatic Christianity given the human potential in being the best it can be without doing so at the expense of another.

Remember, the essence of Communism lies in the appreciation of the fallibility of human nature, and thus, democracy must always be a central feature in any communist state, as it provides the medium via which new ideas flow. The only restriction that must be placed is that of proscriptions on desiring to do unto others that which one would not want done to themselves - thus, the outlawing of bourgeois parties. This is what we may call a 'Communocracy', as opposed to 'Bourgeoiscracy' - which does not need to place proscriptions on communist parties simply because the system's appeal to self-interest in all leads to its thus nurtured mass rejection of such parties.

Best of luck to Hugo Chavez. May you realise the Communist Ideal in Venezuela and not give it a bad name like your predecessors in China and the USSR (where it mutated into state-capitalism.)



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