Just as the disasters wreaked in capitalist economies have thoroughly discredited all the ideas of Adam Smith?
Yes, Marx was an idealist. Those ideas were not workable in the form he presented them. Same is true of Adam Smith. Governments have since tried variations on the ideals of both with varying degrees of success and varying definitions of success. I'd argue that overall, variations on Smith's ideas have worked out a bit better than those based on Marx. Both thinkers had valid points that serve well as counter-balances to each other and should be kept in mind as we try and chart the best possible course through changing circumstances. No hyperbole needed. Judah On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Robert Munn <[email protected]> wrote: > No need for hyperbole when the wreckage of failed Marxist undertakings is > evident all around the world. > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 12:49 PM, Robert Munn <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Marx was a idealistic fool whose ideas have been totally discredited. >> > >> >> Wow, hyperbole much? :) >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:283068 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
