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speaking for the people?

In Reply to: Yes it is!! posted by Lark on April 21, 1999 at 12:50:46:

: The people wanted liberty and socialism not capitalism and starvation.

They got plenty of starvation with Stalin, planned too.

I would not presume what 'the people' wanted, and less inclined to lump their wishes together in some compromised package deal wich satisfies no one.

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• famines, hardships etc. created by capitalism and capitalist planning Lark April 21 1999 (9)
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