Reflection on sources.

My sources may be biased, but they are credible. The biased sources had many facts in common with the ones on EBCOhost. There were many websites that had information on my topic, so it was not hard to find answers to my questions. Obviously the best source was EBCOhost, but there were others like the cia.gov and buzzel, that help a lot. The most biased source I had was peoplesworld.org. They had articles on every question I had.

Reflection on Process

Overall this was a great learning experience. I am extremely proud of my Blog. There were times that were difficult, and times that were not, but in the end it was worth the time and effort. The best part of this project was reading the articles, and finding information about my topic. Finding pictures that supported my side was not easy to do. The main search engine I used was Google images, they had a vast amount of images to use. I must have changed my wallpaper over five times during the making of my Blog. The only thing that I encountered that was challenging was finding none-biased sources. My topic is a very controversial one so it was difficult to find an article in which the author did not inject his own opinion into it. One thing I would change is trying to find less biased articles.

Work Cited

"Capitalism." Anti-capitalism/anti-imperialism. Web. 10 Nov 2010. <http://www.cathtatedirect.com/files/imagecache/thumbnails/files/products/1698_capitalisml.jpg

Clore, Dan. "Socialism and Capitalism." N.p., 15/7/2008. Web. 8 Nov 2010.
http://www.nolanchart.com/article4246.html.

"Captialism." Demotavaional Pictures. Web. 14 Nov 2010. <es.wordpress.com/2010/10/demotivational-posters-capitalism.jpg>.

"Capitalism distribution of wealth." Web. 15 Nov 2010. http://www.philstockworld.com/wp-content/uploads/top%201%20percent%20pie%20chart_2.png.

"Capitalism- This is your Reality." Web. 8 Nov 2010.
http://www.hermes-press.com/capitalism2.jpg.

Hill , Paul . "Corp. shuts down hospital, puts profits first." Peoplesworld.org March 23 2010 : n. pag. Web. 20 Nov 2010. http://www.peoplesworld.org/corp-shuts-down-hospital-puts-profits-first/.

"Pros and Cons of Capitalism." www.buzzle.com. buzzle, n.d. Web. 20 Nov 2010. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/pros-and-cons-of-capitalism.html.

Marx, Karl. Communist Manifesto. 1849. 1-2. Print.
Sanbonmatsu, John. " Why Capitalism Shouldn't Be Saved.." EBSCOhost n. pag. Web. 16 Nov 2010. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=19&hid=8&sid=a19d6cec-8f19-40d5-86a2-813786eb5216%40sessionmgr15&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aqh&AN=39753533.

Webb , Sam. "A reality check on Wall Street." Peoplesworld.org. People Before Profit , April 29 2010. Web. 16 Nov 2010. <http://peoplesworld.org/a-reality-check-on-wall-street/>.

Reflection on findings

I have found out a lot about Communism and Capitalism in making this blog. Both systems have their "Pros and Cons". The main point to the systems is that "Capitalism" is for the rich, while "Communism" is for the poor. In Capitalism the rich simply get richer and push the poor down. (Web) The unemployment in the Soviet Union was little to none, compared to ours in the 60s. Marx wrote his book on Communism in 1849, however Adam Smith wrote the Wealth of Nations much earlier. This greatly impacted their view on economic systems.

Though this search I have learned some very important facts about Communism and Capitalism. But one of the most important is that, Capitalism in its very nature anti-democratic (Sanbonmatsu). Capitalism deprives the poor the right to vote by controlling the outcome with money and power.
It was very surprising how much this is being currently debated whether online or in politics today. I feel that I have learned everything about my topic that I can at this time, it took weeks of research to find the supporting evidence for my argument. I am still for Socialism, if not even more now

Finding Paragraph #3

What system gives more rights to its citizens?

In a society the people should come first. Making sure the rights of the people are protected should be the state's first priority. Both systems have their own "Bill of Rights". The Soviet Union for example had a bill of rights but they called it the Helsinki Accords. While they may not have the right to own a house, does anyone but the extreme rich own a house or does the banks own them all? The vast majority of people do not relize the power corpratoions have over our rights. Its not rare for a corpration to practice "Emminent domain" by convinceing the government that its in their best intrest. There are no rights that the United States promises in the constitution then Karl Marx stated in the Communist Manifesto.

Finding Paragraph #2

What system protects its citizens more?

It is the government’s job to protect its citizens, ether from outside attack or from mordacious products. Our Constitution says to promote the "general welfare" does that not include protecting us? The United States has some regulations on corporations to protect us, but they are loosely used. Toyota is a prime example of this; they are an outside based corporation. They sold us cars with “stuck” accelerators; they only released this to the public two years after they were sold. In a communistic society some goods will not be available to the public but at least they will be safe. Our safety should come over profits. Pharmaceutical companies want the public to get sick so that we will buy more medicine Communism has strict regulations on products, since everything is owned by the government it is easily controlled. They do not have to wait months for an indictment before they can search their financial records. The corporations can not only hurt us physically, they can hurt us fiscally. Though price gauging or outsourcing, they can make us homeless or starving.  

 What system is easier taken advantage of?

 People will always exploit one another, but when it comes to the exploitation of a person making an entire country collapse, it starts getting very important. In a capitalistic society it only takes a wealthy business to exploit a person. Were as in Animal Farm it took a military take over to overwork the system. What is more common, a military take over or a wealthy business man? Communism keeps order, while Capitalism inspires greed and chaos. The working class in a communistic society would stop the exploration of them self if given the power by a strong central government. The human race is inherently evil, but we should use a system which makes it harder to do heinous acts.

Finding Paragraph #1

What is a more moral system, Capitalism or Communism?



Immorality is not only visible to the to the victim. The Corporations know that they are hurting people by denying their workers basic human rights and treating them like machines. (Santos) Capitalism drains the lower class of their wealth and rights. 10% of our population controls over 60%, is it moral to deprive the poor of there rights and money? No, maybe wealth shouldn't be totally distributed but over half of it shouldn't belong to 10% of the population. Can greed ever moral? No no one has ever given money to the poor for good for reasons. Communism in its entirety a truly moral system, weather you believe in it or not, how can financial  equality ever be immoral? Some may say that if you work hard enough you can get anywhere in life, that is truly a lie told by the rich. There are some markets  totaly  monopolized, try opening your own video game store and see if gamestop doesn't take you over. Or try making your car and if Ford doesn't take you over, does that sound moral to you? 

Wordle #2

Qoute, Paraphrase and Citation #5

"Financial giants - Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Bank of America - sit at the apex of our financial system. And in that position (because of their connections, insider knowledge, bottomless pockets and strategic position in the global economy, and because of weak regulation), they are able to legally and illegally rig markets to their advantage.
More and more, their profits come from speculative and non-productive activities within the sphere of finance - packaging, buying, swapping and selling various kinds of financial instruments, most of which are only incidentally and remotely connected to the real economy of goods and services. To say that the financial system has turned into a gambling casino is pretty much on the mark."

The rich of the rich, are at the very top of our financial system. They got there only because of there connections, wealth, and weak regulation. Since they are so barely regulated they are able to "fix" the markets to their advantage. They use their immense influence and money to control the very bills that should regulate them. They are taking unneeded strains on our market just to turn out a profit.

Webb , Sam. "A reality check on Wall Street." Peoplesworld.org. People Before Profit , April 29 2010. Web. 16 Nov 2010. <http://peoplesworld.org/a-reality-check-on-wall-street/>.

Qoute, Paraphrase and Citation #4

    "CAPITALISM'S ANTAGONISM TOWARD POPULAR RULE IS STRUCTURAL — IT IS BUILT INTO THE political DNA of capitalism itself By nature, if not by design, capitalism is a system in which a small minority of individuals controls the wealth, labor, production, political power, and cultural expression of the whole of society. Under capitalism, the demos is permitted to exert only the mildest, most indirect of influences on the direction of state and society. All of the truly important decisions — the ones that concern what kinds of technologies and commodities get produced, what kinds of laws will be passed, and which wars should be fought (or whether any should be fought at all) — are effectively left in the hands of a small clique whose members are drawn from the ranks of what C. Wright Mills famously called "the power elite." No matter how many finance reform laws are passed in Congress, the enactment of new laws alone will never be sufficient to neutralize the tremendous discrepancy in power between the wealthy few and the ordinary many."

Capitalism deprives the right to vote from the working class. Anti-Democracy is intertwined with Capitalism. It is a system in witch a small amount of people, control everything in a society. The working class is does not realize that their every action is guided by an invisible hand. The Capitalists boast of their "Right to Ownership" but do we truly own anything in this country or does the bank? I believe the latter. There have been too many wars started because corporate greed.   

Sanbonmatsu, John. " Why Capitalism Shouldn't Be Saved.." EBSCOhost n. pag. Web. 16 Nov 2010. <http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=19&hid=8&sid=a19d6cec-8f19-40d5-86a2-813786eb5216%40sessionmgr15&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aqh&AN=39753533>.    

Chart, Caption, Citation

This relates to my topic because, it shows how wealth in a Capitalistic society is distributed, or how its not. 10% of the population of the USA have over 60% of the wealth. Does that not frighten you? Well it should, especially in a country were money equals power.

  

"Capitalism distribution of wealth." Web. 15 Nov 2010. <http://www.philstockworld.com/wp-content/uploads/top%201%20percent%20pie%20chart_2.png>.

Quote, Caption, and Citation #3

"Captialism." Demotavaional Pictures. Web. 14 Nov 2010. <es.wordpress.com/2010/10/demotivational-posters-capitalism.jpg>.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION: "Captialism." Demotavaional Pictures. Web. 14 Nov 2010. <es.wordpress.com/2010/10/demotivational-posters-capitalism.jpg>. [NOTE: Italicize "Demotavaional Pictures"] PARENTHETICAL CITATION: ("Captialism")

Even if this picture is for comic relief, it still shows how ill
responsible the capitalistic corporations are. Capitalism will
rarely check their own products for saftey. Such as Toyota
and their "stuck" accelerators which they only informed the public
about, after they knew for two years. Or Haliburton with their inferor
concrete, which caused the golf oil spill. 

Quote, Paraphase, and Citation #3

"But not only has the bourgeoisie forged the weapons that bring death to itself; it has also called into existence the men who are to wield those weapons — the modern working class — the proletarians. In proportion as the bourgeoisie, i.e., capital, is developed, in the same proportion is the proletariat, the modern working class, developed — a class of labourers, who live only so long as they find work, and who find work only so long as their labour increases capital. These labourers, who must sell themselves piecemeal, are a commodity, like every other article of commerce, and are consequently exposed to all the vicissitudes of competition, to all the fluctuations of the market."

Marx, Karl. Communist Manifesto. 1849. 1-2. Print.


Although this was written in 1849, it is still very true in today's Capitalistic society. The bourgeoisie, have created the the working class, or the proletarians. The very people which capitalism has created will indeed destroy it. This quote, also defines what capitalism is doing to the lower class. When Marx states, "These labourers, who must sell themselves piecemeal, are a commodity..." He means that the labors, just barely get by with the price they are paid, are easy to come by and exploited. The working class is not given the proper medical care, so they do not live long enough to find work, and on the rare occasion they do, they are only employed if the businesses is making profits out off them.     

Che Guevara Speech on Imperialism (November 30, 1964)

Anti-Captialism Speech

Soviet National Anthem

Quote, paraphrase, and citation #2

http://www.peoplesworld.org/corp-shuts-down-hospital-puts-profits-first/

This article proves that corporations are not fit to control our health services, or any for that matter. The hospital corporation will never put “people before profit” doing this is key in the health care industry. Our health care should not be in the hands of a “Fat Cat” on Wall Street, no matter how hard he worked to get there. The people of Texas will now go without a major hospital because corporations thought they might lose some profit. Corporations will do anything for a better bottom line. The corporations’ motto is and always well be: “profits before people”.

This article proves that corporations are not fit to control our health services, or any for that matter. The hospital corporation will never put “people before profit” doing this is key in the health care industry. The people of Texas will now go without a major hospital because corporations thought they might lose some profit. Corporations will do anything for a better bottom line. The

Photo, caption, and citation #2

This picture shows what Capitalism is based on. It is based on the fact that evil and greedy people will help one another. A greedy corporation is not going to help their poorer neighbor. The failure of Capitalism is only seen when you look at the lower class. And that some people, no matter how hard the work or try to better themselves will never become successful.

"Capitalism." Anti-capitalism/anti-imperialism. Web. 10 Nov 2010. <http://www.cathtatedirect.com/files/imagecache/thumbnails/files/products/1698_capitalisml.jpg 

Paraphrase, Quote and Citation

Capitalism and Socialism are exact opposites. Both Socialism and Capitalism have been re-defined over the years. Capitalism by definition means, the ownership and control of the means of production by a higher, richer class. Socialism means, the ownership and control of the means of production by the workers of the business. The connotation of Capitalism is that the private ownership of the means of production, and that the state is not in control of prices of goods. While the connotation of the word Socialism is; the ownership and control of the means of production by the people as a whole, generally by means of the state, or that the state owns and regulates all trade. Under a socailst state, all prices and wages are regulated to insure the market is not "unfair".


Quote:
"One must be careful to make one's intended meaning known when using the terms "socialism" and "capitalism" (as well as related terms) because they have undergone polemic re-definition over the decades that can cause a great deal of confusion."

 Clore, Dan. "Socialism and Capitalism." N.p., 15/7/2008. Web. 8 Nov 2010.
<http://www.nolanchart.com/article4246.html>.

Photo, Caption, and Citation

This Is defining Capitalism, to which it really is. The cross made of money means that in a capitalistic society people worship money. The bombs at the top of the screen which are, Slavery, Greed, Death and Cruelty are all things that capitaism causes, or uses to gain more money or power. The reason the people are skeleton is that it is saying that the people who worship money are already dead.

 "Capitalism- This is your Reality." Web. 8 Nov 2010.
<http://www.hermes-press.com/capitalism2.jpg>. 

Wordle 1

Preliminary links

cia.gov
I used this to compare the economies of communist states and capitalistic countries. This website is sponsored by the United States government. For most countries information will be available, but some countries such as North Korea, information is not released out of those countries. You cannot look up information about countries that have already collapsed, such as the Soviet Union or West Germany. The information on this site is always up to date. This website is very pristine, because any change to this website must go though the federal government.  

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/pros-and-cons-of-capitalism.html
This can be used to find out the pros and cons of Capitalism from a non-biased source. After reading this site, you can better understand why or why not Capitalism is good. This allows you to weight the "pros and cons" of this ideology.

http://www.aneki.com/communist.html
This can tell you which countries are communistic. This website will tell you the current communistic countries. There are not many of them and some people forget about the smaller ones such as, Laos. It will also tell you the population of the countries.  

http://www.ucc.ie/famine/latest/latest.html
You can learn up to date news about famines, and what caused them. It has famines not only caused by communism but other things as well.