Re: another millenium argument

["L Tremblay" <ltct@concentric.net>]

>For a very authoritative opinion of the failure of the capitalist system,

Don't you mean *authoritarian*? National Socialists and Fascists
hate capitalism, because it's based on brains rather than brawn;
merit instead of mediocrity.

LT

-----Original Message-----
From: Javier Miranda V. <gnominus@earthling.net>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
Date: Saturday, November 27, 1999 2:49 PM
Subject: RE: another millenium argument


> For a very authoritative opinion of the failure of the capitalist system,
>you would like to check these books out:
>*When Corporations Rule the World* by David C. Korten
>*The Post-Corporate World: Life After Capitalism* by David C. Korten
>*Globalizing Civil Society: Reclaiming Our Right to Power (Open Media
>Pamphlet Series, 4)* by David C. Korten
> You might also like to check this out:
>*Corporate Media and the Threat to Democracy (Open Media Pamphlet Series)*
>by Robert W. McChesney
> You can pick them up at Amazon or BuyBooks.com.
> Bottom line:  You are a better idea than capitalism.  But only if you 
>wake
>up in time.
>
>  | -----Original Message-----
>  | From: L Tremblay [mailto:ltct@concentric.net]
>  | Sent: Saturday 27 November 1999 10:44 AM
>  | To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
>  | Subject: Re: another millenium argument
>  |
>  |
>  | If you have a better idea than Capitalism I'd like to hear it.
>  | I'm no fan of McDeath burgers, but don't blame capitalism.
>  | The alternative is waiting in long lines for loaves of bread
>  | or dying in a Socialist/Communist government-induced famine.
>  |
>  | -  Larry
>  |
>  |
>  | >You are absolutely right .There are much better alternatives
>  | (for children
>  | >as well) than eating a poisonous Big Mac in capitalist world kingdom
Mc
>  | >Donalds.I am also an outsider!
>  | >
>  | >
>  | >> >I think Greg is speaking from cultural conditioning.  There
>  | is a great
>  | >deal
>  | >> >of tortured and misshapen arguments and notions in the US.
Starting
>  | from
>  | >> >thinking that it's cool to use gallons instead of liters,
>  | miles instead
>  | >of
>  | >> >kilometers, and that everybody in the Universe speaks English 
>(Star
>  | >Trek).
>  | >> >Same old argument, what's real?
>  | >
>  | >
>  | >
>  |
>  |
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