On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: >> Only 53% of American adults believe capitalism is better than socialism. > > again, the question is "what in heck is this 'socialism' thing, anyway?" > > if one defines "socialism" the way many pro-capitalist types (leftish > and right-wing) do, as government intervention in markets for good or > ill, then it's not surprising that socialism is becoming more popular.
At least socialism is not a bad word anymore, so I'd say this is a good sign. > but if one defines "socialism" as some sort of planned economy, I > doubt that many in the US would favor it at this point in time. *I* wouldn't favor that and I consider myself a radical. I am not even sure exactly what I would favor. I only know that I hate this hypocritical and rapacious capitalist system that is built on plunder and exploitation of man and nature. I suspect a lot of people feel the same way - a lot more than commonly thought. -raghu. -- milli-helen: The amount of beauty required to launch one ship. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
