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Ric Carter wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: William Shannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> > << Bill:
> > Perhaps, but he's also 100% accurate.
> >
> > MJ:
> > About which part? The author has little understanding of
> > Marx and Capitalism.
> > >>
> >
> > The Dalai Lama is accurate about capitalism and Marxism...
> > don't know about the 60's book that you cite...
>
> Unfortunately, although Marxism may be *based* on "moral
> precepts", it apparently can't be *implemented* morally.
> The mark of any system is, does it work - if so, and if
> it works such that its participants benefit, it may be
> adjudged to be 'moral'.
>
> If it *doesn't* work, it don't
> matter diddly-squat what its moral attributes may be -
> it's dead. And if the participants *don't* benefit, it
> can hardly be considered 'moral'.
Not really. Something doesn't have to work to be moral.
What His Royal Godship implies is correct when measured against
capitalism. Marxism was born as a reaction to the misery caused
by Capitalism. Therefor its original intent was to be a moral
solution for an immoral exploitative system.
>
> And a socio-economic-political system needs to map-onto
> the reality of human behavior & desire. People are both
> competitive and cooperative, qualities that are readily
> apparent in capitalism - but Marxism depends too much upon
> cooperation, forced if necessary. However 'moral' Marx's
> intent may have been, most people just ain't gonna live
> communally unless they're forced to. Bother.
You really have no idea what you are talking about. I personally
have lived communally, and know many people who live communally
and quite happily at that.
I wouldn't be Pontificating about these issues if I were you.
You sound like Johnson instead of your more usual rational self.
Joshua2
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