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Communism Today

Charles Mudede
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"Communism is ... something that's always there."

Sen. Joe McCarthy sure thought so.
seandr on July 22, 2011 at 12:48 PM Report this
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Even tragedy is political?!?
Vince on July 22, 2011 at 12:57 PM Report this
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How does voluntarily and temporarily unlocking your wifi connection = communism, exactly? That's quite a leap.
Lenina on July 22, 2011 at 1:02 PM Report this
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Huh? Who needs WiFi to communicate?
Fifty-Two-Eighty on July 22, 2011 at 1:03 PM Report this
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I really want to like you, Charles, but you make it so hard by never making any sense.
Jocelyn on July 22, 2011 at 1:04 PM Report this
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Norwegians: they're so confusing.
TVDinner on July 22, 2011 at 1:05 PM Report this
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Tell me again how an injured person trapped under rubble and hoping for rescue proves something about neoliberalism?
also on July 22, 2011 at 1:07 PM Report this
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I know. Those trapped people should have to waste their energy shouting for help.
suddenlyorcas on July 22, 2011 at 1:09 PM Report this
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@4: Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc. etc. etc...
laterite on July 22, 2011 at 1:21 PM Report this
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@9, well, yeah. But I just use my BlackBerry for that. I wouldn't have thought of connecting to WiFi.
Fifty-Two-Eighty on July 22, 2011 at 1:25 PM Report this
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The Law of Unintended Consequences says this will result in kiddie porn devotees detonating car bombs everywhere so they'll have windows of opportunity to download files via someone else's IP address.
Anastasia Beaverhausen on July 22, 2011 at 1:33 PM Report this
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If your neighbor's house burns down, you should lend him your clothes while he's down on his luck.

Come to think of it, you should just let him go through your closet on a regular day, anyway.
BigSix on July 22, 2011 at 1:36 PM Report this
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Well, Charles, guess I gotta hand it to you...you post absolutely meaningless nonsense, but at least you keep it short.
MasMadness on July 22, 2011 at 2:03 PM Report this
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Oh, and @11, that was awesome.
MasMadness on July 22, 2011 at 2:04 PM Report this
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@10, how dense are you? The phone network is jammed. Your Blackberry doesn't work. You can't make phone calls or send texts or emails or anything else.
Fnarf on July 22, 2011 at 2:25 PM Report this
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Charles, Communism in any real sense, died a long time ago. Perhaps you should find a new model. We all know how well that experiment worked in practice. The Lenninist/Maoists kind of fucked it up.

By the way, unlocking your wifi to share with those in need is not communism - if the State offered all wifi, and only through the state could it be accessed - then it would be Communism.
robwolf on July 22, 2011 at 2:30 PM Report this
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@10 & @15 - My Blackberry uses wi-fi when it's available... so I don't know what either of you are on.
Soupytwist on July 22, 2011 at 2:40 PM Report this
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12- You just described one of the practical differences between socialism and communism.
Jocelyn on July 22, 2011 at 2:44 PM Report this
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Now you're being an ignoramus, Fnarf. Phone and data transmissions are handled separately.

And yes, Soupytwist, I use WiFi too, when I can. Which isn't very often.
Fifty-Two-Eighty on July 22, 2011 at 2:51 PM Report this
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@17, yes, it uses wi-fi when it's available -- that's the whole point of the story. People are being urged to MAKE THEIR WI-FI AVAILABLE.
Fnarf on July 22, 2011 at 2:53 PM Report this
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@19, the service is provisioned through a mobile phone provider. If your mobile connection is broken, you either need wireless or you got no data.
Fnarf on July 22, 2011 at 4:03 PM Report this
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I always keep my mobile hotspot open (i.e., requiring no password to connect), figuring if someone else wants to hop on, it's no skin off my nose.

I didn't know that made me a communist.
Free Lunch on July 22, 2011 at 7:03 PM Report this

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