Re: [microsound] McCapitalism

[Inigo <konico@xxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Andrei" <andrei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 7:09 AM
Subject: RE: [microsound] McCapitalism


> I don't really give a shit to be honest. I like democracy and capitalism.
> I don't care if what was practiced in Eastern Europe was Marxism, Leninism
> or Stalinism or whatever. You know, whatever strain of democracy we choose
> to practice it's still preferable.
> I pretty much refuse to argue about communism with someone who hasn't
> actually experienced it anyway. As far as making assumptions about your
> background, I did so because your name doesn't strike me as Eastern
> European or Latin American or Asian, etc. and because you are based in
> Chicago.
>

> I love democracy too!    But consider that the capitalistic way of life
has been built on such infamous ways: think about the way we exploit the
Third world. Of how we decide the price of African materials.  Think  how
many times WAR has been used for economical interests.
Think how often Western Democracies supported Right dictatures for political
strategies.
Many errors has been made by Utopias, I know, but often pragmatist
politicians have read too much Machiavelli.