On Oct 21, 2012, at 3:34 PM, Marv Gandall wrote:
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> On 2012-10-21, at 4:39 PM, Gar Lipow wrote:
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>> I'm getting
>> the impression that among young people to the left the crazy right
>> "socialist" is no longer the scary word it used to be. It may be
>> terrifying to loder people and and third of the population who is deeply
>> reactionary, but among the rest people are perfectly willing to listen to
>> socialists, without the term arousing special suspicions or shutting down
>> their ability to hear. Impressin. Dunno if the data backs this..
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> Some evidence to support your impression, bearing in mind that for many ypeople socialism means strengthening the welfare state, making capitalism more "humane".
I've been considering arguing a definition of socialism as a state corporation with national residents as equal (non-transferable) shareholders. The role of the corporation being to meet the needs of the shareholders through marketing of national resources.
It seems to me to be a metaphor that would resonate widely given our present social environment.