One cake, 250 people. Communism.

This was always one of my favorite episodes.

Great clip! I love it!

Ted Raimi??

These same show writers opining how people should make the cake and the government decide how it's divided - I'm sure they were glad to work hard so that the government could decide how much of their salary they really needed. Right? Right? ....No? Well it's always "rules of communism for you, rules of capitalism for me." Hypocrites.

@IndyDefense

5 жыл бұрын

The episode doesn't advocate those ideas. Notice in the clip that Indy himself is skeptical of them. Elsewhere in the episode, someone even has a line where they doubt that collectivism can create "heaven on Earth." Remember that both communism and capitalism were creations of the enlightenment. The natural state for humanity has always been monarchy or a caste system. No one knew whether either of these enlightenment ideas would work.

@anyviolet

5 жыл бұрын

@@IndyDefense Fair enough. Thank you for the correction - hadn't actually seen the whole show. And good points about communism and capitalism coming after monarchies etc. Must confess this clip did make it sound like the show came down on the side of communism, which is a super idea but in reality, due to the selfishness of human beings, almost never works in practice (exception: when some force acts as a curb on that selfishness, as in some religious communities [peer pressure + religious ideals + the grace of the Almighty], etc). That said, there really are too many TV shows and movies which actually do tout communism or socialism -- and their creators rake in millions of dollars for themselves doing so without a hint of irony. Heh. Capitalism is far from a perfect system but at least it harnesses the self interest of all the parties so that everyone benefits. My favorite short summarizing how this works: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Ynp2kqehgLDFfZc.html

@tiffanygrever8092

2 жыл бұрын

@@anyviolet I know it has been years since you made this comment but I do agree capitalism is by far better.

@ethantoise4073

Жыл бұрын

@@IndyDefense False. Before monarchism humans openly traded with zero govt intervention and no class system. "I'll give you 3 goats for a spear" = free-market capitalism, the most natural and oldest form of economics.

I chose the only other choice

*Slava LENIN!*

I know this scene not meant to be taken seriously, but the analogy is flawed. In communism, there wouldn't be a cake to begin with because there would be no incentive for someone to bake one. And if there was a cake in communism, it would only be made by force. In a capitalist society, a baker bakes the cake out of choice, because there is demand for it and money to be gained to better his life.

@IndyDefense

6 жыл бұрын

True, but keep in mind that the character making the comparison is a revolutionary.

@frankvictorrood

4 жыл бұрын

What a bunch of bs. And please tell me how many independent small businesses still exist in the US compared to big corporations controlling everything

@flasher6597

3 жыл бұрын

Communism/Socialism Isn't always authoritarian.

@lusotuber

3 жыл бұрын

@@flasher6597 It is, by definition, authoritarian over the individual.

@Praevalidum

3 жыл бұрын

@@lusotuber Communism is totalitarianism, not authoritarianism,.Socialism, on the other hand, can take many forms democratic or otherwise since its ideology is not intrinsically based on FULL government control like Communism is.