tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761965145590925833.post8335061983721870086..comments2019-04-24T14:17:31.492-04:00Comments on OBAMUH: Amazon Is Playing Gamesobamuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496980799089388647noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761965145590925833.post-83985573349789161082012-03-07T06:31:14.824-05:002012-03-07T06:31:14.824-05:00Actually, there are two parts to the Communist Man...Actually, there are two parts to the Communist Manifesto. There is the historical analysis, and then there is the ideological screed. If you look at the historical analysis (through about the first half of chapter one), there is a very insightful discussion of the way that capitalism has revolutionized the means of production and thereby brought every corner of the world under the influence of a global economy. In other words, because of its superior ability to respond to changes in conditions, capitalism has displaced every other type (feudalism, oligarchy, agrarianism) of economic system. This is good stuff. The Communist Manifesto contains one of the keenest analyses of the strengths of the free-market system and the reasons it has been so successful. Then, the authors drift off into wish-fulfillment. They seem to believe that this amazingly adaptable economic system will somehow stop adapting and just sit there and wait to be dismantled by the working classes. If you just look at the first part, it is clear that Marx and Engels were brilliant economists with an amazing grasp of the disruptive nature of a free-market economy. On the other hand, they couldn't get past their own prejudices to see that this economic system would go on, enriching EVERYONE, not just the capital holders, until we reach a point where even the poorest of us live better than the ultra-rich lived only 60 or 70 years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761965145590925833.post-75666700761575061662012-03-06T20:31:52.766-05:002012-03-06T20:31:52.766-05:00Amazon is a private company entitled to do what it...Amazon is a private company entitled to do what it wants - and I am a private citizen entitled to no longer use their servicesseannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761965145590925833.post-32758593645962627702012-03-06T17:28:15.423-05:002012-03-06T17:28:15.423-05:00To Anonymous Mar 6, 2012 11:13 AM
His review did ...To Anonymous Mar 6, 2012 11:13 AM<br /><br />His review did not say the book sucked or didn't suck.<br /><br />He said those who believe in the subject it was written about have soft minds.<br /><br />He denounced Communism not how they wrote about it.<br /><br />Lame distraction you tried there. Soft mind, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761965145590925833.post-28894268971538943832012-03-06T16:30:11.433-05:002012-03-06T16:30:11.433-05:00Cool. I only asked because I had a review post wi...Cool. I only asked because I had a review post with a very old date, and then I realized that was the date of a review I had written years before and deleted because the product I got was defective (so I gave them a second chance and then forgot all about it).<br /><br />I never rule out liberals being censors and dishonest with reviews, but I've had good experiences with Amazon so I hope it's some error rather than a deliberate effort.<br /><br />Of course, Amazon mainly just wants to make money... this kind of shenanigan makes a bit of sense from that POV (still is wrong).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761965145590925833.post-48064807533566715692012-03-06T16:25:03.589-05:002012-03-06T16:25:03.589-05:00The squeaky wheel gets the grease!The squeaky wheel gets the grease!obamuhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07496980799089388647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761965145590925833.post-75451156026611872012-03-06T16:16:54.753-05:002012-03-06T16:16:54.753-05:00I don't remember writing one, and if I had, I ...I don't remember writing one, and if I had, I probably wouldn't have deleted it.obamuhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07496980799089388647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761965145590925833.post-62955485964792212222012-03-06T16:04:01.539-05:002012-03-06T16:04:01.539-05:00I would have rejected your review for lack of prop...I would have rejected your review for lack of proper capitalization. We have to maintain some standards if we expect ourselves to be exemplary citizens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761965145590925833.post-65197952613969079022012-03-06T16:01:37.297-05:002012-03-06T16:01:37.297-05:00A few years ago I got into a long back-and-forth w...A few years ago I got into a long back-and-forth with Amazon about their blatant promotion of leftist books, etc. For example, the website used to have a "Fishbowl" feature wherein someone or some group of lefties had their say. I recall Bill Maher and the Ditzie Chicks being highlighted in the Fishbowl. Besides this, Amazon was going full-tilt to promote Gay & Lesbian items at every turn, but had no religious or Christian categories at all. I simply wrote to Amazon asking how this made sense from a marketing perspective, seeing how most Americans were professing Christians and conservative. No one at Amazon ever acknowledged the logic of my argument, but soon after there were Christian categories and the Fishbowl feature went away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761965145590925833.post-1703645154527619442012-03-06T15:19:33.530-05:002012-03-06T15:19:33.530-05:00Is it possible you wrote a review in June, deleted...Is it possible you wrote a review in June, deleted it, and months later wrote another?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761965145590925833.post-51047634906827503292012-03-06T14:22:50.714-05:002012-03-06T14:22:50.714-05:00The Mistress of Disaster, she strikes!The Mistress of Disaster, she strikes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761965145590925833.post-24791632038081938072012-03-06T14:13:10.221-05:002012-03-06T14:13:10.221-05:00This is weird, but this isn't a conspiracy.
...This is weird, but this isn't a conspiracy. <br /><br />This isn't even a very damning review. It basically just says that the book sucks. <br /><br />I think you are ascribing too much importance to your review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com