I'm not a defender of capitalism, liberal or otherwise, as Charles knows, and I do not ignore the failings and crimes of liberal democracy as it has evolved underr capitalism. But I'll take 'em over Charles' preferred Stalinism. I won't argument the point -- it's been decided. Sorry, Charles.
This is another one where there isn't any point in back and forthing -- not only aren't either of us going to budge on this, but neither of us are going to change anyone else's mind. So there's no point in debating the merits of liberal capitalism versus Soviet Communism, and I won't do it. If you reply to this, you will have the last word in the discussion.
--- Charles Brown <cbrown at michiganlegal.org> wrote:
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> Justin:
> Charles opposes what liberals think of as democracy
> because he wants the dictatorship of the
> proletariat,
> embodied in the Leninist Party. We've been there,
> wasn't so good. So, democracy is what we have got.
> It's inconsistent?
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> Charles:
> No, Charles opposes the dictatorship of the
> bourgeoisie, which is a more
> accurate name for liberal practice in history. We've
> been there and that was
> worse, less democratic, than the practice of
> Leninists. Justin continues to
> ignore what liberals have actually done in power for
> the last 300 years.
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