- Capitalism and Alternatives -

Re: There always is a but!

In Reply to: There always is a but! posted by Simon Kongshoj on January 06, 1998 at 11:19:56:

> However, what is most important for socialists today, be they archists or
> anarchists, is to break free from socialist thinkers of yesterday and their
> -isms. It's a bad idea to try to change society of today with the ideas of
> yesterday.

I agree, which is why we debate capitalism and its alternatives here (not just what is wrong with capitalism).

> One thing that has been nagging socialism - the working class is no longer the
> majority. Since traditional socialism is based on 'power to the workers',
> there is something that needs to be reworked there.

The working class is still the majority class. The idea that 'everyones middle class now' is one of the biggest cons inflicted by the media upon modern society.

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