tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938074.post3513478887038196579..comments2024-03-23T17:01:56.780-04:00Comments on Blog O'Stuff: The Bailout MessDave Markowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00543441083086479631noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938074.post-25630794393304175272008-10-08T23:35:00.000-04:002008-10-08T23:35:00.000-04:00Well, the nationalist twist was necessary, because...Well, the nationalist twist was necessary, because WWI had demonstrated international socialism to be false when the workers of the world, rather than uniting on the basis of their shared proletariat roots, shot at each other based on their unshared national roots.<BR/><BR/>The other big divergence from canonical socialism was private ownership of the means of production (under stringent state regulation for social purposes) rather than state ownership.<BR/><BR/>For this reason, whenever a Leftist claims not to be a socialist because they don't advocate state ownership of corporate entities, I agree with them, and slap the "fascist" sticker on them. <BR/><BR/>It's fun to watch them splutter.geekWithA.45https://www.blogger.com/profile/14770332791984947745noreply@blogger.com