Well, actually, Russia was not capitalist in the sense we in the U.S. know
it prior to communism. It was more feudal and aristocratic more than
anything. In a truly capitalist society, any person, through the fruit of
his own labor, can acquire wealth. But the poorer classes in Russia were
enslaved in many ways and did not have equal opportunity to wealth creating
ventures. The Russians wanted to throw off the rule of the aristocracy,
whatever capitalism existed in Russia was just collateral damage.
H.
-----Original Message-----
From: John Allred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 8:19 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: One Libertarian point of view?
Don't get me wrong. I think Capitalism is the best economic system the
world has ever seen, and it provides the environment for the best
governments. But Communism took root, in Russia anyway, precisely
because of the abuses inherent in Capitalism. We still see many of those
same abuses here in America in the 21st Century. One might argue that,
were we to dismantle our current system of entitlements and replace it
completely with a merit system, Communism could very well see a
resurgence of popularity right here. It certainly does look good on
paper to someone who has nothing, has no hope of getting anything, risks
starvation of his family as a result, and who sees rich capitalists as
the cause of his miseries.
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