And how does the decision to bring the required resources to bear on this
problem get made under present conditions, given the fact that the
achievement of the goals of the project would reult in the destruction of
the power of the decision-makers?
DDeBar
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> From: Fred Welfare <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CHOMSKY] Quote of the Day: if a country is socialist it
isn't
> Date: Saturday, August 07, 1999 1:14 PM
>
> In a message dated 8/7/99 1:15:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> > Has the level of discussion really fallen to this point? Socialism is a
> >  system where the means of production are socially, i.e.,
democratically,
> >  owned. Capitalism is a different system.
>
> I found it quite odd that someone actually refrained from referring to
> socialism in a definitive manner.  But, one problem I find with the
> definitions of socialism as 'ownership" is the problem of competence.  If
the
> workers are to own the means of production, then they need to be
competent
> enough to work it.  The glaring problem with socialism is the lack of
> competence, the lack of a political-ethical disposition.
>
> Fred W,