Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There seems to be the usual confusing of capitalism with democracy and state regulated economies. All I am willing to say is that, maybe we should move this over to the forum? lugforum@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us John Collier On Friday, May 31, 2002, at 05:35 AM, Darrell Jennings wrote: > Communism is jut Nazism done in the name of "the > people" which is total bullshit since it is always > really done in the name of a charasmatic leader > (Stalin, Mao, Castro, etc.). > > Capitalism is far from perfect (but then so are we > humans), but it at least leverages motivated self > interest which is human nature. Any system that > ignores that is clueless. > > --- Allan Wafkowski <allan@sohogurus.net> wrote: >> Are you really that clueless? >> >> >> Matthew Powell wrote: >>> Both authoritarian communism and capitalism come >> down to the same >>> thing - one group making money off anothers' >> sweat. As the French put >>> it - "we shall not be free until the last >> capitalist is hung with the >>> guts of the last bureaucrat." - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html