Who Does No Work, Shall Not Eat

Gordon Fitch gcf at panix.com
Sat Jan 19 08:00:47 PST 2002


Justin Schwartz:
> Well,I'm a hedonist, and no puritan. But the points are pretty simple. It's
> politically necessary because working people will resent supporting those
> whom they consider shirkers and parasites, and that will undermine the
> solidarity necessary for a socialist project. It'[s morally right because
> no one has a right to live off the labor of others without contributing
> something in return. The Bolsies reappropraited the slogan, Who does no
> work, will not eat. Leaving aside those who can't wprk, what's wrong with
> that?

It ensures permanent domination by a minority.



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