Better World

Dennis Perrin dperrin at comcast.net
Tue May 28 06:00:34 PDT 2002


Joe R. Golowka:


> It is being implemented in Argentina as we speak. If your've convinced
that visions of a better word
> are a Dream then why did you ask for them?

A "better world" is being created in Argentina? What kind of one -- an anarcho-syndicalist one? This I've missed, and if it's true, three cheers. Please fill me in.

I never said that a better world is strictly a Dream -- I said that the old anarchist alternatives, which I trumpeted for years on end, cannot be implemented as they are laid out at Indymedia and elsewhere. But there are elements and aspects of the socialist/anarchist vision that have made their way into the mainstream, and the left has had some success on this front. Of course capitalism, being as flexible as it is, gobbles up and streamlines any radical notion that may have public appeal. To be expected, noted and where possible resisted. But the full-scale Better World that the anti-globies envision and say is possible would require an unprecedented change in human behavior, not to mention political and economic systems. If you truly believe you can lean on the wheel long enough to turn the ship around, and that all the passengers will cheer you on (as opposed to trying to stop you) by all means go for it.

DP



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