Re: a dumb query? pls humor me

[Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com>]

Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.ca> wrote:

> Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> 
> > "Gradually, however, the Soviet Union developed a bureaucratic and
> > authoritarian model of social development, which was condemned by
> > moderate socialists, Trotskyists and others for undermining the
> > initial democratic and socialist ideals of the Russian Revolution."
> > 
> > communism == socialism == authoritarianism
> 
> Read for comprehension.  Communism =! socialism as has been
> successfully practiced =! authoritarianism.  

Successfully practiced? Where?
 
> > If not in theory, the certainly in practice.
> 
> You seem to miss that Sweden and a large portion of the Commonwealth
> of Nations operate under some form of democratic socialism.

You mean democracies with proper market economy and just some
socialist tendencies.

Regards,
Andrei
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