Howard Zinn on Capitalism and Socialism

Dave Zirin interviews Howard Zinn at the University of Chicago in November of 2009. A great commentary about the failures of capitalism. Enjoy :D

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[Abnihilius]

@jimprjayp Oh, I get it. A cell can form but a bear, fish, or tree is impossible! The Commune of Paris didn't last because--oh, that;s right, they were murdered. The Spanish Revolution didn't last beca--oh, they were all killed too! These societies "don't work" on a large scale because they are forced to not work. It's like building an airplane, throwing a wrench in the engine, and coming back to us saying we will never fly!

[jmintube]

@joaquinveyron I live in Canada. While we have socialist health care policies, we still enjoy individual liberties which are protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms....this Charter was highly influenced by the UN declaration of human rights. Perhaps you have spent too much time listening to political pundits and the main-stream media....especially with such a ridiculous definition of socialism. Furthermore, the individual freedoms which u like came from the workers movements 60s

[BlackMath1977]

Socialism is *only* when workers collectively control the means of production & the wealth their labor creates. Don't let media tell you otherwise!

[firestrings272]

@PrinceMyshkin22 Jesus was not a socialist.He believed in giving but HE CHOSE to give. No one forced him to do it. And those that surrounded him were not equal in wealth but equal in spirit. And the money lender thing showed his disdain for the manipulation inherent in centralized religions. You can say he was a communist.

[00govan00]

Republicans, generally speaking, suffer from extreme mongolism.

[PrinceMyshkin22]

Jesus was a socialist...GASP! Remember, he fed a crowd of thousands. He didn't line them up and ask for money, he just fed them. He healed the sick, even those with pre-existing conditions. And the one time he got mad, was when he chased the money lenders from the temple. So I always find it terribly funny hearing a person who at one moment yells about the free-market, and in the next sentence claims to follow the life of Christ. I believe he would call you a hypocrite..if I'm not mistaken.

[krevice]

This man makes me proud to be an American!

[ffsboom]

Some people here are just revolting, i almost get sick from hearing what some of you say. Everyone isn't born under favorable conditions and you thinking it's your birthright to look down on them while drinking a capuccino or a vodka and taking a cigar is just...