From: ian glendinning (psybertron@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Aug 05 2005 - 16:01:23 BST
Platt,
Can you not distinguish betwen the philosophy of Marx, and the
societies set up by tyrants in his name, and the propagandists
labelling their failures as "Marxist" ?
It's not actually that complicated if you try - I know you have the
mental capacity.
Not that I agree much with JC. Apart from the rhetorical rhyme I'm not
sure I agree that dot-communism has anything to do with Marxian
philosophy, any more than democracy and freedom of expression in a
mixed economy.
But what do I know, I'm a mere Disciple of the Universal Church of the
Interactive Network. http://www.bloggerheads.com/religion/
Ian
On 8/5/05, Platt Holden <pholden@sc.rr.com> wrote:
> Hi JC:
>
> > At 8:09 AM -0400 8/2/05, Platt Holden wrote:
> > >
> > >Your emphasis on lives over "static wealth piles" reveals your agreement
> > >with the premise penned by the socialist's favorite brujo, Karl Marx --
> > >"From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs."
> > >Historically we know what that led to.
> >
> > But we don't know where it's going from here.
>
> The past is prologue.
>
> > I recently read a book by Erich Fromme about Karl Marx and I was
> > quite taken by his (Marx's) thinking. I don't think it's fair to
> > judge him by what the Russians did with communism. Marx's main
> > bugaboo was what industrial society was gearing up to do to man -turn him
> > into a commodity machine. Look around you. He was right.
>
> Look around at Cuba, Vietnam, Cambodia and China. Which Marxist worker's
> paradise would you want to live in?
>
> > And I'm an avid proponent of dot-communism. The open source software
> > movement and the linux operating system are excellent examples of ways in
> > which Marx's maxim can actually work. Human minds freed to contribute
> > intellectual excellence over the internet and absorb the same are somewhat
> > analogous, IMO, to electrical current at absolute zero - the proverbial
> > free lunch. When ideas can flow between us freely, it is simple and right
> > to give according to our ability and take according to our needs.
>
> So this site (MD) is an example of Marxism in action? I see a lot of
> giving of opinions, but not much taking. :-)
>
> Platt
>
>
>
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