Alternatives (Was Re: [lbo-talk] Fidel drops in)

andie nachgeborenen andie_nachgeborenen at yahoo.com
Thu May 8 12:43:13 PDT 2003


So, I listed some, which you snipped. jks

Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:andie nachgeborenen wrote:


>It's a problem, and one that I for one acknowledge, but the
>alternatives have not been properly explored by progressive govts.
>Clearly, any govt as open as Nicaragua under the Sandinistas will
>not only get no credit for that from the pro-US liberals (right
>Brad?), but will also find that the US takes advantage of its
>openness to destroy the govt by fair means and foul. However, it
>doesn't follow that the only alternative is a single party state,
>censorship, long prison sentences for dissent (disguised as being
>for various crimes), the death penalty, etc.

Never said it did. I'm not at all fond of single-party states, official lines, censorship, and all that dreadful crap. I'm all ears when it comes to suggesting alternatives.

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