[lbo-talk] What government spending?

Miles Jackson cqmv at pdx.edu
Tue Oct 12 21:27:16 PDT 2010


On 10/12/2010 09:23 PM, Somebody Somebody wrote:
> Miles: After the active minority succeeds, the rest of the population conform to the new social reality.
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> Somebody: Is that what you're still aiming for? A new revolutionary order that folks just "conform" to? That sure worked the last couple dozen times around.
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> A social revolution is an entirely different animal than a political revolt like the American Revolution. If you're aiming to found a new socio-economic order, you'll need more than just a politburo and hardened cadre of true believers. What does conforming under socialism look like? At best, it means low work productivity and black market capitalism.
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I'm just describing what has happened in the past. I guess you can ignore the evidence if you like.

Miles



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