Barack Obama and mentor Karl Marx

www.colony14.net political ad for McCain quoting Karl Marx and Barack Obama's socialist father.

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[jimprjayp]

Human nature is selfish and that is why socialism does not work. In capitalism, your hard work pays off in promotion and possible ownership, still human nature. There are more workers in the world than hard workers. You can't change that fact by theorizing a perfect world.

[colony14]

I would say that human beings logically engage in "rational self-interest," rather than that hey are selfish. Selfishness implies taking advantage of others. Rational self-interest, on the other hand, need not involve taking advantage of others. For example, you sell me a used car for an agreed upon price. We both gain from the transaction. I get a car I want and you get the cash you want. That is rational self-interest.

[banks257]

colony14....u say in a capatalistic system everyone has equall opportunity....lol i dont know where u got that from.....cause what is happening is monopolization....n other words a select few control most of the profit.....capatilism is a joke....alan greenspan himself said the system was built to collapse....how long do u think people will put up with meager wages while a select few sit on all the wealth...u r a fool....

[colony14]

Monopolization can only occur if the government intervenes in the free market and gives special power to certain businesses or unions (via special rules, regulations, tax breaks, etc.). If the government were to stay out of the market altogether those abuses would not occur.

When you see a problem, do not assume it is the fault of capitalism. The root cause is likely the government. For example, if your cable TV rates are too high it is the result of a monopoly ordered by your local government!

[taoofmichael]

This video is lame

[nsdtr01]

dumb

[Eagle027]

@jimprjayp Hate to throw a wrench in your theory but you're only partially right. Yes, man's greed makes socialism difficult, but hard work doesn't necessarily pay off. One can work hard, but if perceived to be a threat to the person over them, all to often their ideas are stolen and they get screwed. People in capitalism can work hard and still lose their jobs because the corporate bosses over them screwed up. Ever heard of Enron?

[oracleofottawa]

Karl Obama is doing a great job!

[olga2415]

Obama's comment at 0:14 is clearly addressing corporate profits. This is why the 1040 is referred to as a "return" (from what?, you might ask) from "benefits" from the government in preferential govt. benefits like deductions for everything spent to make their millions. The average person has no corp. profits to speak of; we are simply trying to survive financially while paying exorbitant hidden taxes on everything. Our dollar is worth less than 22 cents due to hidden taxes and inflation.

[Se1ander]

@colony14

It's the other way around, Monopole can only occur when the companies get to much to say in the government.....

[Se1ander]

@colony14

Because they had to "bail them out" for that they couldn't run the companies properly and when they had become "to large to fail" they had no choice....

And by the way It was the Bush-administration that bought up most of them...

[rolingpingu]

Who know, some might say it's good, other would say it's bad. In my opinion, it's way too utopian, for what it wouldn't work.

[MrTeejaysingh]

@ 0:10.... bit late for moaning now.... wish u could go "barack" to the past b4 the farce u.s election..... the worst decision the us voters were suckered into...