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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: thames_sider who wrote (31053)	10/6/2001 10:15:21 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

The implementation of attempts at communism used forcing... TS, I agree with you. There's nothing inherently evil about communism. It was the force and corruption of the implementation that were the problem. As a practical matter, I don't see how it could be implemented on a very large scale without both because I think it goes against human nature. But in a small community it could be viable and satisfying. Karen

To: thames_sider who wrote (31053)	10/6/2001 2:17:54 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 82486

the ideal indicates that such sharing wouldn't be necessary, that all would freely and willingly contribute And what does it say about those who don't willingly contribute? Karl Marx imagined a dictatorship of the proletariat, and foresaw expropriating from the expropriators. Perhaps I should say Marxism or revolutionary communism is an evil idea and "peaceful free communism" is a deluded idea, at least beyond the level of a small commune and often even then. Tim