[lbo-talk] Re: Political Cartography

Bill Bartlett billbartlett at dodo.com.au
Mon Nov 22 02:38:20 PST 2004


At 7:29 PM -0500 21/11/04, Doug Henwood wrote:


>But did socialist revolution "work" in Russia in 1917 or China in 1949?

It wasn't even tried. But if it had been tried it would have failed. Economic democracy is incompatible with universal poverty and economic security for all was not materially possible in Russia in 1917 or China in 1949.

Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas



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