[lbo-talk] Origin of "privatization"

[andie_nachgeborenen]

Well, there is no conservatism of that sort in America and pretty much there never has been. American conservatives is a form of liberalism, and, as you immigrants should know better than we born inside the whale,is so called in most of the world.

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On Sep 11, 2012, at 2:03 PM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote:


> Joanna: "The argument however would be better if the thesis were that
> radical conservative counter revolution is the appropriate form of
> conservatism for capitalism -- a fairly dynamic economic system."
> 
> [WS:]  I do not think I would agree with it.  For most of the
> industrial revolution in the19th century, capitalist conservatism was
> of the conventional variety, basically noveau riche bourgeoisie aping
> aristocracy and buying aristocratic titles.  Only the success of the
> communist revolution changed that in the sense that the defenders of
> capitalist privilege adopted the methods effectively used by
> communists and fellow travelers.  Robin argues that the French
> revolution had the same effect on English conservatism espoused by
> Burke.
> 
> So the only thing that is "appropriate" about capitalism is the
> appropriation of value created by others (revolutionary ideology) and
> using it  to accumulate power.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Wojtek
> 
> "An anarchist is a neoliberal without money."
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