On Feb 18, 2010, at 11:00 AM, John Adams wrote:
>> From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>> Sent: Feb 18, 2010 9:40 AM
>
>> On Feb 18, 2010, at 10:29 AM, Wojtek S wrote:
>>
>>> Prior to 1930, Germany was a social democracy (social democrats were
>>> getting
>>> most of the votes) known for its high culture and civilization.
>>
>> Hey, that's another big difference with the U.S., another reason to
>> be
>> skeptical about all these pre-Nazi analogies.
>
> A true statement which completely misses the thrust of Wojtek's
> argument.
It was partly a joke, and partly not. The part not was the social democracy. There is no left in the U.S. for capital to be afraid of.