'Behind the poem' is different for everybody. It's the feeling you get from the poem. It's the lesson of life you learn from it. What I got was strength, encouragement. Maybe, you should start being more open-minded before you become all sarcastic. kthx.
This poem is tight...i love the political message...so many "educated" people talk about lenin, marx and mao because being socialist is a fashion statement...but they dont really understand what communism is really about and what a struggle it is. 5/5 stars
This isn't a statement against communism or socialism or even capitalism. It's a warning that "Change hurts. We have got to be ready." We can look what the president campaigned on "Change we can believe in," and at what happened when he started implementing those changes(that are in all honesty not radical at all). It's not like these changes were unexpected either, and people still feel hurt. Imagine what radical change would be like.
Look behind the poem and find what she's really talking about. If that's all you're looking at, then you have issues. And NOBODY has no right to say that ANYBODY knows nothing about poems. She wrote from the heart. And that's all that matters.
"communism is not theoretical for everyone" Neither is capitalism. You should try being the one used by big companies to make throw away clothes, electrical leads, harvest cocoa and coffee beans. You hardly ever get to have what you create due to disgraceful pay, yet companies report billions of profit every year. With that said, I did enjoy the poem.
friedcrispy, she's speaking out against authoritarianism (at least that's how I'm interpreting it). That doesn't just encompass the economic concept of communism or its implementation into any past or current political system, but includes capitalistic nations as well.
I think a better question is, is China a better place now than it was before Mao came into power (think World War II and the brutality of Japanese occupation, and the chaotic society that existed prior). Some people say that Mao's approach at Communism did not create a free or wealthy China, but it created a China where absolutely no one went hungry. There are many places where communism did not work (Burma, North Korea) - but of course there are places where capitalism doesn't work too.
@mangarda there is a difference between socialism and communism. im a socialist.and i am really against people like Mao and Stalin. as for it being a fashion statement, yeah, ill give you that, i hate kids that walk around with Che Guevara messenger bags. its fucking annoying, cuz most of them think he's a west coast rapper. a revolution can only happen with the support of the people. you cant emplace a revolution on a people that dont want one. thats why i am fond of Che,he was an honest man
@PositiveNature umm the point is that people dismiss communism as only this failed idea that works in the theoretical. She is stating that as purely speculative as it may be for us westerners, it is a harsh reality for many people in the world. So stop youtube politicking. Nobody cares about your rebel thoughts and sensationalist messages.
@mangarda Socialism is different from communism with an oppressive dictator, yet you talk about them like they are synonyms. Someone who wants the government to provide health care and education is not the same as someone who wants the government to have as 100% income tax or force people into worker programs.
