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Another defender of 'some' inequality?

In Reply to: All-purpose arguments for wild attacks posted by Samuel Day Fassbinder on November 21, 1999 at 19:27:02:

: : Only the 'leaders' will become the new capitalists.

: What would characterize the vanguard that would NOT lead the world back to capitalism (or feudalism, or totalitarian dictatorship, you name it)? How would we, the mere followers, the group that cannot be trusted with anything more than "trade-union consciousness," know the difference?

Perhaps those who state UNEQUIVOCALLY that 100% of the means of production should be PUBLIC and that equality (through job rotation) should be a salient feature of the socialist state would be more trustworthy than those who state---with a million and one recondite qualifications---that SOME means of production should be private and SOME inequality is 'OK.'

Use your head, willya?

Follow Ups:

• Total equality? I'll believe it when I see it! Lark November 22 1999 (1)
  • You're scary Stoller November 22 1999 (0)
• Sounds like campaign promises to me Samuel Day Fassbinder Citizens for Mustard Greens USA November 22 1999 (8)
  • The job is open to anyone. Stoller November 22 1999 (7)
    • sectarian Marxism: waiting for the masses to be suckered Samuel Day Fassbinder Citizens for Mustard Greens USA November 26 1999 (6)
      • Have some confidence in the working class! Stoller November 26 1999 (5)
        • Yeah right Samuel Day Fassbinder Citizens for Mustard Greens USA November 26 1999 (4)
          • Are you actually suggesting that 'capitalist democracy' IS democracy? Stoller November 27 1999 (3)
            • 'Quit writing off the working class' Samuel Day Fassbinder Citizens for Mustard Greens USA November 27 1999 (0)
            • No, I'm suggesting it's better than nothing Samuel Day Fassbinder Citizens for Mustard Greens USA November 27 1999 (1)
              • Capitalist democracy is not 'better than nothing'---it IS nothing Stoller November 29 1999 (0)