[MD] The End of Faith - Spirituality

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Christoffer Ivarsson <IvarssonChristoffer at hotmail.com>:

> > Thanks, but I don't think you answered by question. Can you tell us why 
> > you
> > are not a Marxist?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Platt
> 
> Well, I didn't tell you to embrace Communism. I told you to analyze it 
> objectively. I have in the past somewhat humorously called myself 
> "academically socialist with elitistic tendencies " . a Communist society 
> is not realistic in today's world I think, and maybe it never will, so for 
> now I think the best thing is to balance up society - a concept lost to 
> America it seems. Lagom is a word everybody should learn.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagom

The concept appears to be straight from Aristotle's ethics emphasizing
moderation. As for "balance up society," Abe Lincoln said it best, "Government
cannot endure permanently half slave, half free..." May I suggest you check
out "Dictatorship of the proletariat."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictatorship_of_the_proletariat

Regards,
Platt




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