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Old January 22nd, 2004, 01:19 AM
Tchiowa
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"DN" wrote in message ...
Top posting to save time and breath ;-)


Now "Tchiowa", let's return to the original post on the 15th Jan 04 which
posed a few simple questions which were :-

Hang on a minute sport.

Socialism ?

Since when is this name tag so bad?

Enlighten me/us on the merits of *your preferred system* and its historical
record.

Thank you in anticipation ENDS


And I englightened you on the merits of the preferred system. You want
now to delve into the history (which is irrelevant) because you can't
defend your apparent preferred system on its merits.

Simple questions turned into complicated issues "Tchiowa", so here for the
final time is a response general to your posts.

You obviously have a mind set which blithely sweeps history under the carpet
and *the NOW* is where all the action is.


No. I want to talk about reality and you want to embrace theory.
People can't eat theory. Ask the North Koreans.

snip

Whilst it is very convenient to slam Socialism as you observe it through a
share holders glasses ; consider what system made your preferred Capitalist
system respectable. And continues to do so !! Can you imagine, without
hindrance, from Union's, Professional Societies, Lobby groups etc., how your
Capitalist friends would behave? That my friend, is where history should
become profitable, in solving today's National ailments.


What do any of these institutions have to do with Socialism???? All of
those institutions are completely proper and appropriate under
Capitalism. In fact, Unions and lobby groups are pretty much banned
under Socialism.

Remember that the core difference between Capitalism and Socialism is
Capitalism involves private ownership of property and businessess
while Socialism involves government ownership of the same.

You keep talking about things that have nothing to do with the issue
at hand.

capˇiˇtalˇism ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kp-tl-zm)
n.
An economic system in which the means of production and distribution
are privately or corporately owned and development is proportionate to
the accumulation and reinvestment of profits gained in a free market.

soˇcialˇism ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ssh-lzm)
n.
Any of various theories or systems of social organization in which the
means of producing and distributing goods is owned collectively or by
a centralized government that often plans and controls the economy.

Source: The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language,
Fourth Edition

Your entire post ignored that basic principle.