Re: Socialist Weekend

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From: Bob Bryan
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 00:00

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No, I think it is more  that the fat Marxist despots that run most African
nations consume what wealth is generated to build monuments in their honour.
They all seem well fed, whilst the "proletariat" suffer inhuman conditions,
all in the name of Socialism.

Bob
>
>In reality the technological and scientific progress made already shows
>that we could all have much better lives.  Even at the most basic level,
>take the example of hunger.  The technological capacity exists to turn
>Africa into a continent capable of producing enough food to feed 35
>billion people - about 7 times the current world population!  But this
>is not done, because under capitalism profitability overrides human need
>and the general improvement of human life.  Things only get produced if
>more profits can be made through such activity than anywhere else.  The
>profit drive actually acts as a barrier to growth and human progress.
>

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From: "Bob Bryan" <bobbryan@thewritstuff.com.au>
Subject: Re: Socialist Weekend
Date: 1997/10/21
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