On Sun, Oct 19, 2003 at 12:12:38PM -0500, Michael D Schleif wrote: > Arnt Karlsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003:10:19:15:19:21+0200] scribed: > <snip /> > > > Red China Communism came from where? ;-) > > Just to quickly jump in, then back out of this trivial, off-topic > polemic: > > [a] There is not, nor has there ever been, a Communist government. The > Soviet Union, Peoples Republic of China, et al. are -- at best -- > socialist states, which is not Communism. > > [b] There is not, nor has there ever been, a Democratic government. The > United States of America, Great Britain, et al. are -- at best -- > Republics, and a Republic is *not* a Democracy.
I was under the impression that Iceland and Switzerland are (or at least were within the past 50 years) true democracies. -- Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Q: What's the big deal about rm, I have been deleting stuff for years? And never lost anything.. oops! A: ... -- Frequently Unasked Questions
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