[lbo-talk] 36% of Americans have a positive image of socialism

[Miles Jackson]

Michael Pollak wrote:
> 
> 
> So capitalism and socialism are two different orders of words.
> 
> One is deeply real, and we are quick to point it out how it colors and 
> shapes systems vastly different.  There is virtually no system in the 
> world nowadays that isn't in some way at least part capitalist. 
> Capitalism we all agree has been around for centuries and it has a 
> genius for reinventing itself in new forms.
> 
> And the other is inherently unreal.  It's never existed anywhere and 
> there is no sign of it anywhere.  We refuse to call anything a sign of it.
> 
> Why do we talk like this?  

Who is this we?  Most of the people I pal around with recognize that 
public schools and fire stations and public libraries are examples of 
socialist production.

Miles