Re: Political realities (was " damn commie hypocrite leech!")

[Tom Vogt]

Jim Choate wrote:
> > say, isn't the fact that there hasn't been a communist state despite
> > several attempts to create one a good proof that the concept is not
> > implementable?
> 
> No, it simply means that there were political and economic factors
> sufficient to hijack the process. 

two different explanations. how can we find out which one is closer to
the truth?

and again there's the question of whether an ideal should be followed if
it is proven to be so volatile.