IBM east (believe and maybe think) vs. IBM west (think and we hope you believe).
-----Original Message----- From: Brad McCormick, Ed.D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 6:49 PM To: Ed Weick Cc: Cordell, Arthur: ECOM; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Futurework] http://www.glaesernemanufaktur.de/ Ed Weick wrote: > Most would say that the USSR was not Communist, aiming toward it perhaps > but a brand of socialism. > > arthur > > My own take on it is that it was state capitalist. The state owned all > of the capital, made all of the important decisions etc. It kept most > people happy, up to a point, just like large corporations keep their > employees happy. I think it would have continued in that direction had > it survived. [snip] This doesn't sound like one of the worse alternatives to me. Happy paternalistic corporation employees in the "Free World" and happy state workers on the other side of the "Iron Curtain". Too good to be true on *either* side.... \brad mccormick -- Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16) Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21) <![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Visit my website ==> http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/ _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
