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  • From: machett AT ibiblio.org
  • To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Adventures in Homeland Security
  • Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 16:03:23 -0500

>
> Unfortunately, U.S. politics have been shifting
> radically towards
> socialism for much of the 20th century.
>

>
>socialism involves state ownership of means of production, in the name
>of the people. it is more an economic system than a governmental system.
>**capitalism** is the "opposite" of socialism, not democracy
>

no, no, no; Communism = state ownership. Socialism allows for private
ownership but asks (requires) that benefits be shared for the common good.

And I don't see a radical shift towards socialism here in the past century.
Certainly many social gains were made -- women's suffrage, the 8-hour work
day, unionization -- and the US definitely has a Socio-Capitalist system; but
the system has always leaned and still heavily leans towards Capitalism.
Greed rules.

On a lighter note:
http://vikingphoenix.com/humor/joke-0021.htm

--Alan






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