So sorry to say this as I have been censured from many other commie groups for using two or three word responses.
Ho hum, in usual disrespect of agents p., >From: j t <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "LeftUnity@" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: THE COMPARISON OF CAPITALISM&SOCIALISM >Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 22:36:28 +0000 (GMT) > >The comparison of capitalism and socialism > >I've arrived at the following 20 points of contrast: >Production for profit -- Production to meet human need > >Employment (employers- employees, unemployed and retired) -- Work (all >those fit enough volunteer services as preferred and needed) > >Activities necessary to support the profit system (banking, insurance, >etc.) -- No wasteful activities necessary only to support capitalism > >Mostly hierarchical organisation (giving and taking orders) -- Mostly >lateral organisation > > >Emphasis on short-term perspective -- Short-, medium- and long-term >perspective as appropriate > >The most developed form of class society -- A form of society without >classes and class property > >Private (including state) ownership of the means of wealth production and >distribution -- Common ownership of the means of wealth production and >distribution > > >Basically two classes: those who own and don't own the means of wealth >production -- No classes: all persons stand equally in relation to the >means of wealth production > >Nation states, wars, armed forces -- No nation states, wars, armed forces > >Crime (mostly property), a legal system to uphold private property rights >-- No property crime, any residual crime (e.g.murder) dealt with humanely > >Emphasis on competition -- Emphasis on co-operation >Leaders and followers -- Participants >Periodic elections to choose professional politicians -- Elections as >required to choose delegates or representatives > >Government of persons -- Administration of things >Religious beliefs -- Humanist beliefs > >Access by economic demand (payment, with some handouts) -- Free access, >each determining their own needs social context) > >Markets (buying and selling) for most things (including labour) -- No >buying, selling or exchange (only giving and taking) > >Money essential for most activities -- No need for money; calculation in >kind > >Education for elites and for masses -- Education for all > >While socialists have made a good job of analysing why capitalism should >be abolished, we have done very little since William Morris's valiant >�News from Nowhere� to help build the society that will eventually take >its place. >As long as there is no coherent and actively educational socialist >movement, capitalism will continue by default in some form, and our object >will remain unachieved. > >If you agree with me that we need to promote socialism much more >vigorously >and imaginatively than we have done, then tell me where my approach may be >improved. I'd prefer you to be positive rather than negative - don't just >say something is wrong, say how it can be corrected, made plainer, take >something else into account, or whatever. > >Thank you in anticipation of your response. > >http://communities.msn.com/realworldsocialism > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email >and Music Charts >http://uk.my.yahoo.com _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
