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- From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
- Newsgroups: sci.environment
- Subject: Re: Development policies
- Date: 28 Dec 1992 18:52:53 GMT
- Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
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- References: <1992Dec21.155351.9057@ke4zv.uucp> <1992Dec21.224026.28946@vexcel.com> <1992Dec26.181149.15707@ke4zv.uucp>,<58025@dime.cs.umass.edu>
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- In article <58025@dime.cs.umass.edu>, yodaiken@chelm.cs.umass.edu (victor yodaiken) writes:
- >Could you tell us specifically which "leftist theorists" you have in mind?
- >As far as I know, most "leftist" theorists tend to take a very dim view of
- >the world bank. And you have Marx backwards. He argued that it was
- >capitalism which took from those who produce in favor of those who own.
- >Read the Communist Manifesto some time. Or, if you like Orwell, try reading
- >"Homage to Catalonia".
-
- Ah, yes, Yackadamn again. Victor, can't you see the difference between theory
- and practice? Sure, it SOUNDS good to say that Communism will eliminate the
- parasites from society and ennoble the proletariat. Now, how about hauling out
- a few examples to compare the theory with the practice?
-
- Geez. The same moron who wants to evaluate nuclear powor on the basis of
- worst-case scenarios wants to evaluate politics/economics based on the rosiest
- of theories. You'd think he could develop just a *LITTLE* consistency.
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