Communism

[Justin Schwartz]

> >>In any case, this is not a relevant issue in this context. In a 
>democratic society, economic priorities will be determined democratically.
> >
> >And democracy is an arena free from conflict? That's silly. Democracy is 
>a means for resolving conflict. The losers--the minority--have to put up 
>with what the winners want.
>
>Certainly. But all they have lost is an argument. The context is conflict 
>of *interest*, I have never said there would be no disagreements about 
>priorities. But this came up in the context of the need for legal 
>arbitration of disputes and I was merely pointing out that decisions about 
>economic priorities would be arbitrated by vote, not according to a set of 
>rules.

What people decide democratically is what rules to adopt. Also they do it 
_according to_ rules of democratic procedure.

jks

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