in addition, the new anti-communist campaign seems part of neo-conservative (Wolfowitz, et al) triumphalism. "We're on top, so we can impose our world-view on the world."
On 2/16/06, Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/16/06, ken hanly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Surely many of the communist parties in developed countries have adopted > > reformist strategies and are no danger to the ruling capitalist parties. > > Even in China which is supposedly ruled by a Communist Party capitalism is > > embraced to the extent that private enterprise will soon be the main engine > > of development with state enterprises being rapidly privatised. < > > but even the most reformist CP is a danger to the degree that they > oppose crony capitalism (which is what neo-liberalism typically means > in practice) and favor a more rationalized version of capitalism. The > CC politicians want to privatize all sorts of government functions, so > that their cronies can profit and give the CC campaign contributions > and bribes in return. > > -- > Jim Devine / Bust Big Brother Bush! > > "There are no whole truths; all truths are half-truths. It is trying > to treat them as whole truths that plays the devil." -- Alfred North > Whitehead > -- Jim Devine / Bust Big Brother Bush! "There are no whole truths; all truths are half-truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays the devil." -- Alfred North Whitehead
