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Socialist Progressives

socialist_n_TN

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2. Yep. Leaving any differences about Stalin aside.......

Reply to TBF (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 09:47 AM

Mar 2012

This is another one of those "half-Marxists" ideas as I call them. They can see that Marx was right about so much, but they can't see the remedies that Marx prescribed are just as valid as his observations on capitalism. Ergo, they do the "Marx was right about..., but..." IOW, half-Marxist.

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What if democracy is just an illusion? [View all] Ichingcarpenter Mar 2012 OP

Hmmm.... quite a little bit of nonsense within this article. TBF Mar 2012 #1

Yep. Leaving any differences about Stalin aside....... socialist_n_TN Mar 2012 #2

I guess I'm a half-Marxist, then. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #14

"Not the most benevolent leader" bayareamike Mar 2012 #4

I'm not arguing that one on here - TBF Mar 2012 #5

No, I think I'm in the right group bayareamike Mar 2012 #6

Then you should understand why we've taken that position - TBF Mar 2012 #7

Ah, gotcha. bayareamike Mar 2012 #8

Democracy isn't an illusion--it's a goal to attain by the working class. Starry Messenger Mar 2012 #3

Completely agree. MichaelMcGuire Mar 2012 #9

Nice to see you Mr. McGuire Starry Messenger Mar 2012 #10

Passion for democracy is always worth getting ranty about. (nt) MichaelMcGuire Mar 2012 #11

I think that's ALL of us Starry........ socialist_n_TN Mar 2012 #12

That is true! Starry Messenger Mar 2012 #13

Economic power is political power. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #15

It's the real Golden Rule... white_wolf Apr 2012 #16

They can become one all too easily. TheKentuckian Apr 2012 #17