social planning (was 'revolution and proletariat')

Marta Russell ap888 at lafn.org
Fri Aug 27 12:00:33 PDT 1999


Michael Hoover wrote:


> I'm not Angela nor do I play her in cyberspace but you might check out
> Beatrice Webb's _My Apprenticeship_ where she expresses her admiration
> for Herbert Spencer and her _Our Partnership_ where she expresses a
> lack of faith in the abiliies of the 'average man' (her phrase) and
> suggests that a room full of working people approaches 'raving
> imbecility' (again, her phrase).
>
> Anthony Crosland discusses the Webbs' eugenicism in his book _The
> Future of Socialism_ (which I wouldn't otherwise mention unless
> you wanted to read about social democracy). Michael Hoover

Sounds horribly juicy.

Thanks Michael. marta



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