Ed Vermillion
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Suzi Bernert wrote:BYE BYE!!!
Ed Vermillion wrote:I trace it back much further, specifically to February 14, 1987. The Valentines Day massacre of The Louisville Times. In that one fell swoop
Robin Garr wrote:Stockholder mentality. Everything is about short-term profits, even if the ship is steaming inexorably toward the rocks.
The Socialist Party's view
Socialism in the Twenty-First Century - the Way Forward for Anti-Capitalism, by Hannah Sell, is the best introduction to the ideas of socialism today.
Here Hannah, writing in 2002, outlines the ideas explained in her book:
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"FOR MOST of human history it has not been possible to satisfy even the most basic human needs. Now, as a result of the labour and ingenuity of working people, the potential exists to eliminate want forever.
The barrier to achieving this is the capitalist system itself. Based as it is on the private ownership of the productive forces (factories, offices, science and technique), capitalism creates immense inequality and deprivation when the potential exists for providing the material components of a decent life for all.
Capitalism is driven by big business' need to make the maximum possible profits. A socialist society, by contrast, would be driven by the need to provide a decent life for all humanity, whilst protecting the environment for future generations.
http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/faq.php?question=socialistcountries#3
Brian Curl wrote:Robin Garr wrote:Stockholder mentality. Everything is about short-term profits, even if the ship is steaming inexorably toward the rocks.
I guess capitalism is a bad thing. I guess something like this could be better:The Socialist Party's view
Brian Curl wrote:Robin Garr wrote:Stockholder mentality. Everything is about short-term profits, even if the ship is steaming inexorably toward the rocks.
I guess capitalism is a bad thing. I guess something like this could be better:
John Greenup wrote:IMO, hard-copy newspapers, like the C-J, should focus more on news analysis, de-emphasizing the "Who/What/When/Where", and delve into the "Why"..
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