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I suppose that socialism in the abstract isn't a good start. We start with immediate problems and begin to pose questions in such a way as to clarify that socialism is the solution. Lead the horse to water and don't worry about making it drink. It'll get thirsty enough. We just make sure it knows where to go... Indeed, most people actually have very good impulses on most things: the wars, health care, environment, etc. Most people favor many of the things that we do, but they just don't know how to get them. This is why we present these things in such a way as to emphasize a shift in control...democratic oversight and accountability rather than regulatory solutions, etc. The inverse of this involves emphasizing the irrelevance of solutions that remain within the confines of capitalism...the Democratic/Republican flim-flam, particularly. ML ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
