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I meant institutional as opposed to normative organisation and opinion.

Posted by: Lark on May 11, 1999 at 19:03:09:

In Reply to: Not that meaning. posted by Red Deathy on May 07, 1999 at 16:45:16:

: We have to distinguish between political dictatorship (Hitler, Stalin) and class dictatroship (Liberal Democracy), at present on class, the capitalist class, rules, we could call the present system the Dictatorship of the bourgoisie., although we have political formal democracy, we have very little real control.

Of course I meant institutional as opposed to normative organisation and opinion.

: Indeed, but thats not waht dictatorship of teh proletariate is- the class rule of teh workers will be an extension of democracy, direct and full democracy, so that the working class, democratically, as a whole, is in charge, and literally dictates the direction of social policy 'No, thats not your factory anymore!' is a dictatorial statement, 'no, your money is now worthless', that two is class dictatorship, and all this can be achieved by the massed votes of workers, freely, and democratically.

: Dictatorship of the proletariate is freedom, the extension of democracy, the dictatorship of the proletariate is the anti-dictatorship.

Double speak from the ministry of Red Deathism, if it doesnt mean centralist political dictatorship then stop using a label that conveys such a meaning.



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