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S. Artesian wrote: > "All hail, then, the mob, the incarnation of progress" James Connolly. > > The referendum had nothing to do with calls for "direct democracy," nor does > it represent "mob rule." This is a demonstration of the sentiment of the > "shopkeeper's" mentality. > > Your conclusion does not follow from the "evidence" you present. I'm > sticking with Connolly. Seconded! I'm 100 % sure that all kind of stupid prejudice will exist in a socialist world, and I don't see how overthrowing the current mode of production will prevent the possibility of e.g. the death penalty being re-introduced by means of a referendum, or abortion rights taken away the same way, or other shit like that. These are political struggles that have to be fought and won, and which can be lost as well, like now in Switzerland. But if Ireland and Greece had the Swiss system in place, some interesting struggles could be won.. ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
