Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Michael's Question

2001-09-04 Thread Ian Murray
> >"Dr. Arrow, Dr. Arrow, you're wanted in intensive careThe voters > >can't agree...Dr. Arrow" > > You'll note that in his book _Social Choice and Individual Values_, Kenneth > Arrow pointed to similar problems for all other methods of social > decision-making. It's not just with voting.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Michael's Question

2001-09-04 Thread Jim Devine
I wrote: > > we should also distrust those who stand "above" society and decide > which movements from below are revolutionary (and thus okay) and which > are counterrevolutionary (and thus not good). That decision can only be > made democratically. And those "above" -- i.e., in positions of po

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Michael's Question

2001-09-04 Thread Ian Murray
> > we should also distrust those who stand "above" society and decide which > movements from below are revolutionary (and thus okay) and which are > counterrevolutionary (and thus not good). That decision can only be made > democratically. And those "above" -- i.e., in positions of power -- are

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Michael's Question

2001-09-04 Thread Doug Henwood
Carrol Cox wrote: >Do you draw any distinction between the hypothetical situation of a >revolutionary society in the U.S., EU, or Japan on the one hand, the >rest of the world on the other hand? Do you want the same answer for >"What would a Socialist U.S. be like?" and "What would a Socialist >B