Another Dennis Marks comment to file under "pure delusion"...
| Dennis Marks: [WD made an] endorsement of a deplorable quote by the worst mass murderer in human history (and his half-baked later attempt to distance himself a little from Stalin... while still embracing the deplorable quote). (3/4/2014 at 3:43pm) |
So, it's only the QUOTE that is "deplorable"? Must be, because he says it TWICE, and not even once does he attach the adjective to Joseph Stalin. Figures Dennis would be more offended by the quote then by Stalin himself, as the quote points out an uncomfortable truth for those who worship wealth like Dennis...
| Joe Stalin: Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited; and to abstract oneself from this fundamental division; and from the antagonism between poor and rich means abstracting oneself from fundamental facts. |
Joe Stalin DOES identify a fundamental fact, one that Dennis is completely abstracted from. Also, Dennis will fight to his dying breath for the plutocrats' "right" to exploit workers, although Dennis calls this exploitation "fair pay". No wonder the dude goes after the QUOTE instead of the deplorable Stalin himself.
The "distancing" Dennis refers to is my acknowledgement of the accuracy of the quote while condemning Stalin. I condemn him because he lied - he identified a problem but then did nothing to fix it. All Stalin did was transfer the property to himself and a ruling elite. The antagonism and exploiting between rich and poor continued, now with Stalin and his ruling elites taking on the roles of the rich exploiters.
Also, it should be noted that Stalin made things much worse with the murdering, which Dennis uses the adjective "worst" to describe. So, looks like Dennis is against murdering, but not against exploitation and concentration of wealth.
Probably because he sees how successful tricking people into accepting a wealthy elite has been here in the US. The gullible citizenry believes that maybe one day they too will be wealthy. Therefore taxes on the rich shouldn't be too high, as the fools who vote Republican think that maybe, just maybe, they might have to pay that tax rate one day.
These are the kind of fools like Dennis who vote against their own interests. And worship wealth. Although Dennis lies and tries to distance himself from that reality - but laughably suggesting that our elected representatives are the "rulers" who steal from us (by way of taxes).
Frankly, I find both deplorable. Those who take advantage by promising equality but not delivering it (as well as murdering), like Stalin. And those who promise YOU TOO can be rich. All you have to do is work hard... and get taken advantage of by the wealthy elites who will underpay you for your labor in order to further enrich THEMSELVES.
Those who worship wealth like Mr. Marks are deplorable as well, in my book. Deplorable too that Dennis continues to lie about how I feel about Joe Stalin. File that in the "vile lie" category.
Yes, Dennis clearly despises that quote much more than the person who made it. Or the murdering of the person who made it. I doubt Mr. Marks cares too much about that at all. Because it was mostly poor people who were killed. Of much greater concern to him is the content of the quote. Because it correctly points out how the wealthy elites have a historical predilection to believe they have a "right" to take advantage of those beneath them. Not that they are evil, mind you. I think it is just human nature. Once you become a "mover and shaker" arrogance begins to set in. These people tend to believe they're better than the rest of us and DESERVE everything they have. While the rest of us deserve less. Even those in extreme poverty. They are where they are because they didn't try hard enough. That is the Dennis worldview. And it ABSOLUTELY explains why he takes greater exception to the quote... over the murdering tyrant who said it.
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