Poll: Is Yahtzee a Communist?

[Da Orky Man]

From what I've found from discussion about politics in America, the term 'liberal' tends to have negative connotations. For example, being for universal healthcare is rather normal and understood in Europe, whereas in America, it's often seen as the liberal wanting the government to control people's bodies.

No, it is seen (from the American standpoint) as the government asking for more taxes to keep an ineffective healthcare system that will be abused and create even more debt.

Hey, the figures are there. The US spends 17.4% of it's GDP on healthcare, and it ranks 37th in the world. This map is also here:

Oh, poor America. With only East Asia and Africa for company...

Sources:
http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html
http://stats.oecd.org/index.aspx?DataSetCode=HEALTH_STAT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_health_expenditure_(PPP)_per_capita

Oh, beautiful irony. You could save money by going universal. Use the search bar; generally, the Escapist supports public healthcare.

PS: Derailing as hard as I can.

 

[Guffe]

Doesn't matter, people can have any ideology they want. If I disagree with their OK but they can think what they want, as long as they don't start doing anything silly (looking at you Hitler and Stalin!).

 

[Strazdas]

It is extremely possible your brother, like many retards out there, think that socialist and communist is the same.

 

[PsychedelicDiamond]

I doubt it. I guess his political opinion is much like his opinion on everything else: Everythings shit.

 

[Robert Ewing]

What are we in the cold war? Communism and Capitalists are merely a different way of governing. They are no longer clear-cut superpower rivalry signs.

But I doubt he is a communist, I think he's far too intelligent for that. And don't flame me for that all of you commie students that think you know better.

Communism can do wonders for a smallish society, a developing nation, or a military power. But in the long run, you won't get up to any high level of notoriety, quality of life, you name it.

Which is why Russia and China (The most famous communist powers probably) display incredibly large traits that would actually suggest that they are capitalists. But, they're BORDERLINE communists. Those countries have done so well, because they're communist for their small communities and lower classes, but capitalists for their middle classes and their elite. That is why they're so successful.

 

[Airsoftslayer93]

Whats wrong with being a communist? unlike the rest of the world america seems to have a massive fear of equality.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

PS: Derailing as hard as I can.

It's good but we can do more...

Dis thread is now about badgers yo!

OT: If Yahtzee is a communist, then I'm a badger.

I am most assuredly, not a badger.

Anyone who thinks otherwise is a badger.

[HEADING=1]Badger![/HEADING]

 

[Da Orky Man]

PS: Derailing as hard as I can.

It's good but we can do more...

Dis thread is now about badgers yo!

OT: If Yahtzee is a communist, then I'm a badger.

I am most assuredly, not a badger.

Anyone who thinks otherwise is a badger.

[HEADING=1]Badger![/HEADING]

Whats wrong with being a communist? unlike the rest of the world america seems to have a massive fear of equality.

I've wondered about that for a while now.

And back to badgers:

 

[Floggo]

>My little brother thinks Yahtzee is a communist.
>My little brother thinks Yahtzee
>My little brother thinks
>My little brother
>My little

>>Your little fucking brother is still young, he's obviously going to spurt out stupid shit without thinking, kids say the most retarded of things. When he says shit like that, you look at him and say 'Oh you, you'll say anything to get attention'

 

[F'Angus]

Hahaha, We should ask him.

 

[verdant monkai]

Unless he publicly announces he is a communist no one will ever know.
But if Yhatzee is............ 0__0 he.. must... die
Only joking who cares what his political alignment is as long as he is funny.

 

[JoJo]

I doubt it, communists tend to be optimistic about human nature and all that jazz and Yahtzee strikes me a pretty cynical dude (at-least, his ZP persona which we're talking about). He did once mention Conversative polices as being "harsh" I think so I'd guess he's likely center or center-left.

So optimistic that they've committed the worst atrocities in human history. Really good bunch that lot.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a communist by a long stretch, but generally their ideology is that all the workers will work together in some harmonious paradise for the benefit for society rather than themselves. Obviously this pretty clearly wouldn't function in real life, 20th century communist countries were at the best very inefficient and as you mentioned, at their worst often associated with terrible atrocities, hence why I describe communists as "optimistic" that their ideas would work.

 

[Tom Artingstall]

His constant verbal assaults on major AAA games (and their publishers) could be construed as an attack on Capitalism itself.

Then again, pointing out when someone's being a **** doesn't make you a Communist just because they have gold-plated nipple clamps in their sex dungeon.

 

[FluffyWelshCake]

I don't think he's a communist, but I do believe that he's left wing. I sincerely doubt that somebody of his apparent ideals would support the right wing. So, a socialist, basically.

 

[Russirishican]

I love how serious people are taking this, doesn't anyone have a sense of humor?

 

[FEichinger]

As an actual communist I feel offended by the implications of the OP.