Bonjour Comrade Richard, As you foretold, the sun has risen. Thank you very much for allowing it to pass over the ocean again. It proves that you are a real...
Rebecca: Allow me to comment on your notion of innate morality: "I also think that an innate moral sense (perhaps derived from a social instinct?) drives us to...
Hi Byron Always good to see you back on the forum again. I think we have to be careful in drawing conclusions about the behaviour of animals and humans that...
Good morning Trevor I trust you slept well. I have no idea of what's in John's book, except for this blurb he left in an earlier post on this forum: ...
... Are you simply "sitting around and waiting to die"? I'm not. ... James<unclejim@> I don't know what you are sitting around for, except to give us ...
Comrades,friends and fellow workers, Would you like a 3 months Free Trial subscription to The Socialist Standard ? Yes, I would like a 3 months Free Trial...
Byron Judy: You can call them what you like. To me they are social parasites who have no interest in anything other than taking advantage of the System,...
Fair enough Richard. I am glad to have my cooler intact today. A bit less full than it was a few years ago, and what is left is not worth as much, so...
Thank you for that insightful response! Just a side note regarding China and Viet Nam. It is simply an AMAZING turn of events (since the 60's) that we...
... This actually says nothing. You have not explained HOW a community owns something or how people "democratically order their lives for the general comfort...
Hi Rebecca I tend to lean towards the idea that when the need ... If my understanding of this is correct, I don't think we should draw a rigid distinction...
Dave: I appreciate your insights. I should have included the ability to develop self-awareness as a basic tendency that precedes empathy and eventually...
Hi Richard I am puzzled by your statement that "we cannot justify overturning the property base of capitalist society using a moral discourse which depends on...
... Ever heard of the commons? It could either be called community-owned or non-ownership. The members of the community decided amongst themselves the rules...
... Smoke and mirrors eh? On this the 3rd. November 2008 the idea of a socialist society is an idea propagated by Socialists, some of who subscribe to this...
Hi Jimmy, She was repeating the sentiment, and so do I. Jimmy wrote; "My condolence for the loss of your daughter." I hope my intrusion doesn't cause more...
Hi Richard, Not a lot of time, but wanted to get this off to you. Thanks for all the comments. I hope to get to them soon. Richard: "I haven't read Pinker on...
Or was it not the matter of Paula highlighting the fact that Jimmy offers his heart-felt sympathy to a person he has not met and does not know and who he is in...
... society, ... or wont ... community owns ... you ... what ... death of ... to ... class, ... You said "I gave you in my last post is all that you are going...
I think it is the opposite way, he knows what he is talking about, he has given you the best description about socialism, there is nothing else that he can...
Glib answer Jim, but 'fraid you've missed the bus. I'm sure Jimmy knows exactly what he is talking about. You're asking what is really a very naive question,...
Comrades, Who was the bright person that sent a copy of the SPGB's dvd, "Capitalsim & Other Kids's Stuff", to Senator John McCain? He got the message!!! Obama...
... I am sure Jimmy is just as moved by the plight of the families of those kids murdered by US strike in Pakistan the other day.All part of what is a...
... You seem to be regurgitating what you have heard others say. You seem to be saying that under socialism people will freely vote and thereby democratically...
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