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Re: Rolling Blackouts
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 4 Jun 2001 04:27:27 GMT
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> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher Tracey writes:
> Like the LP these views probably don't claim to create utopia
> automatically. Individual variance creates the problems that
> destabilize each system. Even communism would work on a small scale,
> where everyone wanted it(2).
No worms, I dig what you're saying here. I think America has an aversion to
the word "communism" and is stuck on the Cold War model of an oppressive
"big brother", totalitarian state. Let's pretend there was never a Stalin or
Mao and address the idea of communism as community-- common ownership,
freedom, tolerance and equality. Everyone works together, everyone depends
on each other and nobody is exploited. No unemployment, no homeless people,
individuals can choose their profession and everyone gets paid fairly.
Respect for spirituality and individuality. These are a lot of noble ideas.
Even "Star Trek" embraces many concepts of communism. However, since people
are flawed, we witnessed the worst in "communism" and it was/is a far cry
from the utopian ideal. So is communism bad? I don't think so.
Dan
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| (...) Most of the time, people seem to associate me with the commies, socialists, and/or anarchists(1). Probably because of my involvement in 'punk rock scene'. I don't like to categorize myself with any of them- not because I don't believe in parts (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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