22 Sep
2000
22 Sep
'00
2:21 a.m.
petro <petro@bounty.org> writes:
That was precisely my point: socialism doesn't necessarily mean centralised statism, wage controls or limited speech. Its roots are in democratic
Socialism *always* means that the same people in a society who control the use of force also have control over the economic structure.
Considering the current situation, and the contant referrals to it as Capitalism, I wonder how useful this definition really is. -- Craig Brozefsky <craig@red-bean.com> it's alright 'cos the historical pattern has shown / how the economical cycle tends to revolve / in a round of decades three stages stand out in a loop / a slump and war then peel back to square one and back for more -- Stereolab "Ping Pong"