[lbo-talk] sprinting rightwards

[Miles Jackson]

Chris Doss wrote:
> Without meaning to get into it, I think you may be projecting your own concerns onto those of Russians, Chinese, and Eastern Europeans.
>
> --- On Tue, 7/1/08, Miles Jackson <cqmv at pdx.edu> wrote:
>  I think the biggest problem
>   
>> with the 
>> "foster socialism by controlling the State"
>> argument is that the 
>> strategy isn't very effective.  Russia?  China? 
>> Eastern Europe?
>>
>> Miles
I'm not sure I understand your comment.  I'm just saying that the 
socialists taking control of the state apparatus in these places did not 
lead to enduring socialist societies.  Perhaps the next time socialists 
seize control of the state things will turn out differently, but so far 
the historical record is pretty disappointing.  

Miles