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sectarian Marxism: waiting for the masses to be suckered

In Reply to: The job is open to anyone. posted by Stoller on November 22, 1999 at 16:39:35:

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: : : 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.'

: : SDF: Sure, I'll do those things. Can I have the job now?

: The job is open to anyone.

: May the best program win (the confidence of the working class).

SDF: The working class has first-hand capitalist knowledge of what it's like to be taken for a sucker. Why should it trust "those who state UNEQUIVOCALLY..." anything? Read my lips, no new taxes anyone?

BTW, I noticed RD gave his full trust to the central committee of the pigs here. Have fun with the book club.

Follow Ups:

• 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)