On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Marcel Popescu wrote:
I think you hit the nail on the head here. For most USAns these days the word "socialism" doesn't really mean anything specific
Socialism: state intervention in private transactions. By extension, any state is socialist, or it's not really a state, but a company in the defense (and maybe law) business.
The problem here is there isn't any issue of 'private property' so there can't be any 'private transactions' in a socialism. This description is more applicable to fascism. It's important to note that 'regulation' is different than 'management'. The first is setting of operational boundaries while the second is active and immediate activity in the low-level decisions. They are not! the same thing. This distinction is what keeps all 'states' from being fascist. A state strictly speaking is a area and population that 'enjoy' the same basic rules and authorities. Whether it's fascist or not is another question entirely. ____________________________________________________________________ He is able who thinks he is able. Buddha The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------