I think Aki and Cris can carry this discussion on off list.
On Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 04:02:08AM +0200, aki_orr wrote: > Dear Chris, > You ask: > HOW should people organize to bring back the good > old times of the Brezhniev era ? > My reply : > The way people organize to achieve any political aim. > Surely they remember Lenin (whom had to study in school) > stating that the way to organize politically is by starting > a newspaper (today any source to disseminate opinions will do) > and then use this to create a Political Party. > If Lenin could do it in 1903, under much harder conditions, surely > those today who want to bring back the good old times can do it. > Of course, their success depends on their motivation. > I suggest that their nostalgia for the good old times is insufficient > for motuivating them to act politically > Nostalgia is one thing, political activity is another matter altogether > Best wishes to you and to your girl-friend's dad. > Aki ORR > > Chris Doss wrote: > > >--- aki_orr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >For an eye witness report > > > > > >>of a worker's life > >>in a State-owned economy > >>read "A worker in a Workers State" by Michael > >>Harszti. > >> > >> > > > >I can get that just be talking to my ex-girlfriend's > >dad! > > > > > > > >>If people desire all this surely they can get > >>organized to bring it all > >>back. > >> > >> > > > >How? > > > > > > > >>Do they? > >> > >> > > > >Which ones? Russian society is deeply divided that has > >a generation gap. Most young people I would say favor > >a mixed economy heavy on state intervention. Older > >people tend to idealize the Brezhnev or Stalin eras > >(more usually the former than the latter). > > > > > > > >>I know there is a handful of Stalinists who formed a > >>Party (run by his > >>grandson) > >>to bring back the good old times. > >> > >> > > > >Wrong country. You're thinking of the People's > >Patriotic Union of Georgia. Djugashvili Jr. dropped > >out of politics a few years ago. A former coworker of > >mine interviewed him. > > > >===== > >Nu, zayats, pogodi! > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. > >http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > > > > > > > > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
