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You do know the origin of the Beetle right?
the world of dictators is a confusing place.
You do know the origin of the Beetle right?
Porsche 911's are rear engine cars.
We're not arguing history but political ideologies in theory. It's political science.
And any ideology in theory differs from practice. Some by distortion of a person or party, and some out of necessity.
The US is a perfect example of this. Due to the large population, a democracy in theory cannot exist. A direct democracy is impractical, so the US enacted a representative democracy.
Another example is a republic. A republic is a government controlled by the people. The US is a republic by way of the people being represented by Congressmen, and the US Cons ution. China is called a republic but is not governed by the people, but a dictator. However, since said dictator doesn't proclaim himself king, he can technically say that he rules over a republic.
But make no mistake, China is a monarch in a different sense of the word. Same for the USSR.
I could go on.
Porsches are so ass backwards with their rear engines. I mean, who in their right mind would want to drive a Porsche?
Oh wait.........*sheepishly raises hand I do.
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No one wants to/can drive this:
Communism as practiced in China, the former USSR, North Korea and Cuba is not the communism that Marx preached.
The theory of communism is best labeled Marxism to clarify that it's the theory we're discussing and not the actual government in practice made famous by Lenin and Stalin.
Marx preached the power of the people. Kind of like a republic but not with capitalism but rather socialism (economical ideology mixed with political ideology). Marx claimed that the working class shall rule and not the privileged elite.
However, Cuba, China, North Korea (and the USSR) were ruled by a privileged elite in the form of a dictator. Hardly Marxism. So yes, in practice, communism as the world knows it is in fact fake communism when compared to Marxism.
Jesus, how did a VW thread turn into a discussion involving political science, economics and philosophy?
Gotcha. I'm tired as and my brats won't go to sleep. Plus some guy's having me discuss the differences between communism and fascism and how theory can be warped when put into practice and what not.Porsche*
No one wants to/can drive this:
My brain is tired.
Fixed. And I even looked at the logo first to make sure I had the correct spelling.
Gotcha. I'm tired as and my brats won't go to sleep. Plus some guy's having me discuss the differences between communism and fascism and how theory can be warped when put into practice and what not.
My brain is tired.
Fixed. And I even looked at the logo first to make sure I had the correct spelling.
I had to give you for it
One last thing on the fascist/socialist argument.
After much refreshing of the mind (what's left of it at this stage of the day), I've concluded for now that while the NAZIs and the USSR promote the one party aspect of socialism, it's really only in name and not spirit. The governments liked the economic aspect of a government controlled economy but not the political and cultural aspects.
Socialism promotes the welfare of the people, and the dictators of the so called "socialist" "republics" cared about anything but the welfare of the working classes. Hardly socialism in the spirit of the theory.
The leather can be hot and cold, but when it comes to durability and comfort, there's nothing like it. Plus, the one thing that people NEVER mention about leather seats is this.
My Jetta had leather seats and seat warmers. In the winter when it's dry and 30F outside the seats could be cold but the seat warmers do a nice job. The cloth and suede seats in my Sentra are nice looking and don't get too hot or cold. However, when the humidity drops, there is one thing that happens every time I punch in my gate code when coming home.
I SHOCK THE OUT OF MYSELF EVERY SINGLE ING TIME I TOUCH THE METALLIC KEYPAD!!!!!!!! That NEVER happened in my Jetta but always happened when sitting in the cloth seats of my Galant and then Sentra. ing static electricity generated by the friction caused by the cloth gets me every time. It's gotten so bad I can't even just reach out and punch in my gate code. My finger ALWAYS stops a few inches from the keypad and I have to mentally prepare myself for the shock. I hesitate every single time. It could be ing pouring rain and 100% humidity and I still hesitate. I'm conditioned to expect the shock. YOU PAVLOV!!!!
The only thing that would allow me suck it up and do it was to touch my wife's arm with my other hand in hopes of passing the current to her so I could let her know what it feels like since she thought it was funny that I shock myself every single time.
Actually, that's a very nice looking porch. I actually want one of those too.
I had to give you for it
Oooops! You are both right, the only exception and I can't believe I missed it since it comes from the same period and designer as the original Beetle.
Frankly the latest 911 are very nice to ride, it only took them 50 years to get the balance of the car right. But now it does work.
I never owned a Porsche but a good friend of mine who actually collects these sort of things has several and let me tell you on a large, wet and VERY empty parking lot they're a lot of fun to drive. In regular traffic - not so much.
Definitely a car for the more experienced driver.
Oh, I wouldn't want to own a Porsche for regular day to day driving. no. What's the point of having this car that can flat out fly down the highway if you're stuck in bumper to bumper?
Personally, the one car I'd get if I came across a load of money is an Audi RS 4. I hear the ride is rough, but the car can flat out fly without having to pay 6 figures. It'd be my special occasion drive or one where I know I'm going to see lots of open road and little to no cops.
See, bringing the thread back to VW.
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