snilloctjc
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These are not self-contained systems, that exist within given boundaries. Capitalism - and communism - are systems that require the universalization of the system in order to be able to operate. It is why capitalism spread so quickly across the globe in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is also why the Soviet Union collapsed. The unversalization of the system is built into the very foundation of the system itself; without it, it cannot survive.
I don't know why this is so difficult for you to understand.
How is this "Stalinism," exactly? Why is this attributed to Stalin? Why not any other of a couple dozen dictators?
Totalitarianism cannot exist outside of Orwell's novel and Lucas' film. It's physically impossible. I was pointing out the absurdity of calling the North Korean state totalitarian when it doesn't even apparently have electricity.
Maybe because you keep talking about a global system when I am discussing the ability of a nation to control a system within its borders to so great a degree that they exercise control. For example, within the US if you wish to engage in commerce you must do so under the laws and regulations in place, same with any other country. In a demand economy system you are told what to produce and how.
Is it hard to understand?