>Margaret:
>>
>> What should the role of government be, under socialism?
>
>It would depend on what you thought the notion of ownership-
>or-control was in "means of production owned or controlled
>by the working class, or by the people generally." Most of
>the proposals for socialism I've seen suppose familiar
>liberal ideas of o-o-c, but I would think that if socialism
>were constructed in a community without a liberal history,
>such as China, Iran, or New Guinea, it might look quite
>different. Anarcho-socialists find no role for government
>at all, of course.
Yeah, I was going to say the role of government under socialism would be working towards its own dissolution - admittedly difficult if you've got a deposed bourgeoisie gunning for you.
Doug