[Rebecca] > Platt you're probably committing an error that many Americans are prone > to making; that is, equating communism with socialism. They are patently > not the same thing.
From: Platt Holden <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 7:43:44 AM Subject: Re: [MD] socialism Platt: >Would you care to explain the difference in 100 words or less? One difference in context of societies: Communist society is a classless society where each individual is a center unto himself or herself but not at the expense of anyone; rather, in the service of everyone. There is no private ownership of the means of production needed by society as a whole. It does not yet exist. It has proletarian ethics in command (love your neighbor; serve the people). There is no State, defined as instrument of oppression comprising government, police, courts and prisons. (But you know this). Socialist society is a class society but without a socially unnecessary capitalist class (denied its economic base). It is a pre-communist society. It would have a petty bourgeoisie, a proletariat and middle peasantry. There is a State of the people, by the people, for the people, that among other tasks, will prevent the dominance and hegemony of reactionary classes. It exists in germ (socialist features are a sign), arguably, in Nepal, Cuba, Maoist revolutionary base areas in South America and in the Philippines. Perhaps not so clear in these socialist experiments is the presence of the concept of DQ. And here is where Pirsigians and Levinasians and intellectuals without totalizing ideologies can come in to help. Once the concept of DQ is grasped by the masses, it can/should become a material force for self-renewal and social transformation. Paco (lLeftist Pirsigian?) May Yahweh bless you and keep you! May Yahweh let his face shine on you, and be gracious to you! May Yahweh look kindly on you, and give you his peace! (Num. 6:24-26) Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
