Doug's comparison of American and European workers reminds me of one
of the things that I have been thinking. Many American intellectuals
on the Left think that Europe should be the model for America, but
America is not very like Europe. (The only thing that America has in
common with Europe is
So go for it. Describe the model for America.
At 18:08 24/02/2007, you wrote:
Doug's comparison of American and European workers reminds me of one
of the things that I have been thinking. Many American intellectuals
on the Left think that Europe should be the model for America, but
America is n
On 2/28/07, Robert Scott Gassler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
So go for it. Describe the model for America.
I think that is unfair. Yoshie is at the beginning of a process. A
fairer challenge would be to ask Yoshie to list a few things leftists
should NOT do... In other words a good test of the
I do not think it is unfair to ask someone to do this. How many decades has the
left had to suggest even the outlines of an alternative?
>On 2/28/07, Robert Scott Gassler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> So go for it. Describe the model for America.
>>
>
>I think that is unfair. Yoshie is at the beg
On 1 mars 07, at 16:10, Gassler Robert wrote:
I do not think it is unfair to ask someone to do this. How many
decades has the left had to suggest even the outlines of an
alternative?
Why should there be a model for America ? Yoshie is only saying that
Europe should not be thought as one. Is th
how about Charley Andrews' outline of a workers' republic economy in
his FROM CAPITALISM TO SOCIALISM.
On 3/1/07, Jean-Christophe Helary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 1 mars 07, at 16:10, Gassler Robert wrote:
> I do not think it is unfair to ask someone to do this. How many
> decades has the l
On 2/28/07, Gar Lipow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 2/28/07, Robert Scott Gassler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So go for it. Describe the model for America.
I think that is unfair. Yoshie is at the beginning of a process. A
fairer challenge would be to ask Yoshie to list a few things leftists
sh
On 2 mars 07, at 00:50, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
On 3/1/07, Jean-Christophe Helary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Why should there be a model for America ? Yoshie is only saying that
Europe should not be thought as one. Is there a model for Europe ?
For Japan ? For Africa ?
Among the social democr
Maybe look at other countries piecemeal. Brazilian voting machines,
Belgian health insurance.
The latter is not a silly idea. It's a bit like US auto insurance:
everyone has to have it, and it is provided through private (mutual)
insurance companies.
I just found a thread from January 24 (re:Re:
