communism

[Macha McDonald]

I think maybe you're confusing communism with fascism.  A communist, or communism is a social system where people share goods and services.  A fascist, or fascism is a one party system of government where there are distinct classes and individuals are inferior to the state and control is maintained by military force and rigid censorship - quite the opposite of communism.  When I think of the way I've been treated by some Obs ("I studied for 10 years in medical school, and you are but a minion"), and the way they rigidly control a women's experience of birth, I think of fascism.  Not to undermine your German patients experience, because many communist societies have failed, but I feel obliged to explode the myths about communism.  Thats my lesson for the day, and I dont even know how we got to that, but anyway!!!  Have a good weekend! Macha. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rhonda Sent: Friday, 28 June 2002 7:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fw: RE: slogan     -------Original Message-------   From: Rhonda Date: Friday, June 28, 2002 19:28:48 To: Macha McDonald Subject: RE: slogan   Isn't that funny - I was telling a woman about how I was treated during the birth f my sin and what was said and done and her reaction was this.. "I came out here from Communist germany and that is what you would have expected there 20 yrs ago - I didn't think that sort of treatment was possible - Not in Australia, Not in this day and age."  After that I can only wonder if maybe I was treated worse than anyone else ever is or if our Ob's are communists after all?   Just something to think about!   Rhonda   -------Original Message-------   From: Macha McDonald Date: Friday, June 28, 2002 17:18:44 To: ozmidwifery Subject: RE: slogan   I think because of the stigma stuck to communism in our capitalist society, ppl wouldnt appreciate being dictated to about Marx, and most would never have heard the quote, or even of Marx. They also may associate us with communists, which I dont think is a bad thing, but others may. I like it though. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alphia Garrety Sent: Friday, 28 June 2002 11:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: slogan I realize that the way this is worded would not be catchy enough for a slogan- by the way all of the ideas are fantastic. But I was reading some work by Karl Marx yesterday and there was this quote "Man knows no more degrading or unbearable misery than forced labour" Actually it is by Friedrich Engels- Marx's partner in crime. But it just hit me that Women know no more degrading or unbearable misery than forced labour. I dont know if it could work at all- but I just thought I would share it with all of you. Take Care Alphia Alphia Garrety (Ba. Hons.) PhD. Candidate School of Sociology and Justice Studies Bankstown Campus, University of Western Sydney UWS Locked Bag 1797 South Penrith Distribution Centre NSW 1797 Australia Phone: 02 97726628 Fax: 02 97726584 -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. . ____________________________________________________   IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here