"post-leftism"

Chuck Munson chuck at tao.ca
Tue Aug 13 20:42:05 PDT 2002


Dddddd0814 at aol.com wrote:


> I'm sorry, but I can't help but notice how similar this is to the propaganda
> model of Stalin's USSR. Stalin maintained that socialism could be achieved in
> a single country, if only its citizens became "good socialists" and
> "anti-imperialists." This, Stalin maintained would, keep Capitalism "in
> check". The foundation for revolution rests on subjective moral imperatives
> and willpower, rather than actual material considerations. If only a
> universal ideology of "good", where people adopt a prescribed course of "core
> values", can be forced onto the masses from without, then "it's all good."

Oh brother! Just read the Anarchist FAQ:

http://www.infoshop.org/faq/

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