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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:11 PM Original message |
Poll question: Karl Marx and Ayn Rand say that the most important thing in life is money. Do you agree? |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. Answer: NO |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. Karl Marx thought the most important thing was work, not money. |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Did he include domestic chores in the category "work"? |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. That would all depend on the economic system under which those occupations took place. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. In general, yes |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
39. Marx talked about labor power, not workers |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:20 PM Response to Reply #39 |
55. Mix one part Marx with some Bourdieu, Foucault, Gramsci, and Giddens. Stir and serve... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. I disagree with that statement, and |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Wasn't he a biological father who dumped his offspring off at orphanages? |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Nevermind |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. I actually don't know. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
41. You're thinking of Rousseau |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
45. His illegitimate son was put up at an orphanage, to be sure |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. Life is about struggle nt |
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Bob Dobbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
4. Ayn Rand, neo-con goddess. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
25. I'll confess I'm getting irritated at seeing "neo-con" used for everyone on the right |
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Bob Dobbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #25 |
51. So cheny is "socially liberal"? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 05:57 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Cheney is not a neoconservative |
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Bob Dobbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. So who, in your estimation, IS a neo-con? |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. Cheney is a neoconservative espousing neoliberal economic theory |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #25 |
56. ughh I don't have time to stamp out a full response, but neocons are primarily interested in economy |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
5. That By Definition is Sociopathic and the Definition of Greed |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. Hehe... nice poll |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. I do not like money, money is the reason we fight. |
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haele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. "Atlasphere - the Ayn Rand dating service?" |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Omg... you didn't make it up... |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. If you had donated $10 during the fund drive, you would have gotten |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Did you ever think that maybe someone doesn't have an extra $10 to spare? |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Maybe I'll send in a check (by snail mail) on behalf of someone who needs it. |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. I'd rather you donate it to a more pressing cause. |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Starving children need parents and a good government. |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Indeed. but Zimbabwe isn't the only nation in Africa. |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. Many in Africa have too many millions of $$$ and not enough bank accounts to hold the $$$. |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Sorry, but... |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 04:34 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. "I have heard these arguments many times" |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 04:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Ok then, a clarification. |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. I offered $10 for DU and to help give a star to someone for a year. |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 04:58 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Yep, that was the expected response. |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 05:05 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. Ironically, you really do think that money is the most important thing. |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. I attempted to close this conversation... |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
15. It may be the most important thing to survival, but not to living. |
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ngant17 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
19. What part of Das Capital is this quoted by Marx? |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. "brilliant mind" |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
26. False premise= meaningless poll |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. What premise do you have in mind? |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. I thought it might be LSD, but...... |
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jesus_of_suburbia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
29. I didn't even vote, but anyone who thinks money is the most important thing is life is NOT a Dem. |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #29 |
48. Only two people voted "Yes", so there's not much reason for concern. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
30. False premise. Neither one of them thought that. This is worthy of Limpballs. n/t |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
31. Marx and Rand had only one thing in common, atheism! |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
38. The statement is so ambiguous that it's worthless |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
42. As a paraphrase of what Marx said, you FAIL. |
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inthebrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. The means of production. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. The MODE of production |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
49. No, the most important thing in life is having a really snazzy car. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
50. Under Great Protest, I Agree |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-22-08 08:48 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. But, neither one of them said, or believed, that. n/t |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-23-08 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
58. Kick to elicit more votes and comments. |
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Boojatta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-23-08 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
59. Kick |
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