Democratic capitalism, huh? Well, it seems to me as a child of the 60's that military hardware reigned supreme in the economy. The military buildup was largely a competition amongst the armed forces AND military contractors for supremacy, almost as much as competition against the Soviets. I was and still am a bit of a military buff, but you've gotta call them as you see them : that was socialism - dictionary definition 1a) socialism of a large part of the economy. You, pal, are in denial if you claim otherwise.
In no particular order, TFX, Apollo, Nike, Minuteman, Polaris, Trident, all socialism. The largest employer in many cities I lived in was indirectly the federal government through military contracts. When those dried up at the end of Viet Nam, I was in LA. The economy there went into a nose dive. Degreed engineers were scrambling for fast food jobs. My dad was one.
But, go ahead, wrap it up in sweet smelling flowers, red, white and blue, and call it capitalism. And Roy Cohn was a saint and not interested in his personal power and sadistically enjoying the destruction of those whose values he didn't approved of. Like liberty, free speech, free debate, free association, free belief, freedom (from/of) religion. Saint Roy, defender of American values. Too bad Delacroix isn't around. I can see it now, "Roy Cohn, Leading the People." |
