The East PacificBoard

Let's say we drop the idea of the state telling everyone what to do. Let's say people are rewarded on merit. Which is already different from communism. But I explained why that will destroy any country's productivity in 20 years. And it has happened every single time. Which is why Russia, China and Cuba are part capitalist now.

Breaking up the richest and the most corrupt is a good thing. They are responsible for perhaps 10% of the world's woes. But no more. Blaming it all on the powerful 'elite' was a fault of Marx's thinking. Marx was not a very smart man, Perpetuam. I assume you know his history. If not, read it. Many great thinkers have been able to predict patterns in world affairs. Chanakya. Sun Tzu. Machiavelli. Thucydides.

Nothing Karl Marx thought would happen, happened. That is a fact. The people who did use his ideas of Communism, did not ever stage 'worker's revolutions. They staged revolutions led by charismatic individuals. Who went on to become dictators. Castro. Lenin. Che. Mao. I can go on but you get the point. These men wanted power. Much like what ISIS has done with 'islam'. They use a name popular to many 'useful idiots', common people that could be sold on a well-known dream, and try to take over.

It isn't that the rich are smarter, Perpetuam. The smarter get richer. If you have an IQ of 146, hard working and have adequate social skills, you should be rich by the time you are 40. I began work in the back of a computer store before i was 14. By the time i was 18 i had opened my first pet shop, while doing multiple degrees and having a boxing career. If you work hard and have brains, you won't be poor very long except in communism or oppressive cultures

I strongly agree about the many, many corrupt 0.01%ers in the world. I worked with them, but more often I worked for them. They do have much more power than your average man. But you seem to have no idea of government. Governments and public servants are 10 times worse than all the bankers and investors in the world. They look for power and control. If one generation manages to be good, the next will turn out bad. Because it is much easier to survive in politics and governent, if you are bad. As opposed to if you are good. That is a fact of human society that has not changed since the writings of Imhotep and Herodotus.

That is why there will never be 4 generations of government that work for the good of the people. Because people have to elect those who make them believe things. All humans make mistakes. The bad people in politics will find every crime and sin you have committed before you even think about being a candidate. They will threaten to expose them all unless you let them be corrupt and evil. If you refuse, they will tell everyone every little thing you have ever done. You will never be elected. Even if you manage to be an angel, there will be 100 corrupt politicians against every one of you. Humans vote by majority. Your vote will be silenced by them till you leave.

There are many, many logical criticisms of the Communist doctrine. I know it's a nice idea. But that's all it is. A nice idea. Marx removed 'religion' as the opium of the masses. And instead he placed his own Godless religion. One where government workers are angels, everyone will work equally hard when you give them opportunity and intelligence and ability is standard across the board.

If you truly possess an IQ of 140 or so, develop your social skills. Work on gaining knowledge-based skillsets easily learned on the internet. Make money with little deals. Keep watching for new trends. Jump onto them fast. In a capitalist world, if you are smart, willing to work extremely hard, and have a little bit of luck, you will be rich before you're old.

When you do make that money, would you like to leave it to your son? Or have him grow up equal to everyone else? I think when you have children, Perpetuam, you'll see Marx's ideas of inheritance a little differently. It's very hard to leave your own children without every opportunity you possibly can. Would you rather choose your child's smile or the world's? Almost every parent i have met in my 30+ years would let the world go to hell and have everyone die rather than have their child feel pain.

Humans are not logical creatures. And there's nothing anyone can do about it. I enjoyed writing this with the simplest english I can. I hope you can understand it easily. Si non, je peux passer en français si vous le demandez