Capitalism vs Socialism

antrobus

N1AK wrote: »

I'm not trying to tell you anything. You've picked a position and you'll make up all the straw men you think you need to argue for that side, rather than maturely discuss it (or god forbid reconsider your view).....

I was simply pointing out that your argument that NK's economic failure was due to the lack of Soviet aid proves exactly the opposite of what you think it proves.

N1AK wrote: »

...Some more reasonable contributors might be willing to consider alternative perspectives, and I am happy that I have challenged Generali's original premise that SK's modern wealth compared to NK's is due to NK being communist.

Well you have indeed challenged it. But now with much success, I'd have to say.:)

antrobus

N1AK wrote: »

If Kim had called his policies Juche-oriented democratic capitalism, would that make them an example of a failed capitalist state in your opinion I assume you think NK is a democratic republic as well, it's in the name after all :rotfl:

As I made clear above, I regard the DPRK as one of the "last surviving advocates of the Bolshevik State Capitalist model", and explained that I believed it was reasonable to assume that is what the OP meant by 'socialism'.

It doesn't much concern me what label the DRPK sticks on itself, it is perfectly clear to me that it follows the State Capitalist model. I am not that convinced that you know exactly what you are arguing about.