>From: Michael Torrie <[email protected]> >On 11/16/2010 01:11 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> You're right: the correct word he's looking for is "collectivist". >> It's a much more useful word, because it covers a much more broad >> list of ideologies: communist, socialist, fascist, progressive, >> royalist, and even capitalist--at least, the way Marx uses the term. > > So in other words, it's just a new, broader label that can be > conveniently applied. Very useful.
Yes. The reason why it's so useful is that it so conveniently covers the idea that a Single Central Entity should be in charge of as many things as possible. The different names we have are merely different ways people attempt to do this. The polar opposite of collectivist is individualist--the idea that individuals should be free to do what they please, so long as they are honest, and don't harm others. Of course, there's a lot of room for debate on how to do that, too. ____________________________________________________________ Mortgage Rates Hit 3.25% If you owe under $729k you probably qualify for Obama's Refi Program http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4ce2efddf00da247fd6st03vuc /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
