Difference between revisions of "Danton's politics"
From Danton's Real Life Userguide
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Marx provided a useful diagnosis of the problems of capitalism, and a terrible prescription for their remedy. The Marxist model of the dictatorship of the proletariat, inherited from the Terror of the French revolution, led inevitably to the totalitarian regime of Stalin. | Marx provided a useful diagnosis of the problems of capitalism, and a terrible prescription for their remedy. The Marxist model of the dictatorship of the proletariat, inherited from the Terror of the French revolution, led inevitably to the totalitarian regime of Stalin. | ||
| − | The formal mechanisms of liberal democracy, including free speech, universal suffrage with multiple parties, and a "state of law," are necessary to protect human rights and freedoms, whatever the economic system. Furthermore, a liberal democracy recognizes the right to property ownership, and by extension the right to hire the labor of others and operate as a "capitalist | + | ==The importance of liberal democracy and a free market== |
| + | The formal mechanisms of liberal democracy, including free speech, universal suffrage with multiple parties, and a "state of law," are necessary to protect human rights and freedoms, whatever the economic system. | ||
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| + | Furthermore, a liberal democracy recognizes the right to property ownership, and by extension the right to hire the labor of others and operate as a "capitalist." This right is denied under state-enforced communism. The best way to work towards the ideals of egalitarianism and cooperative endeavor is to promote them within the framework of liberal democracy. | ||
==The autonomous collective unit== | ==The autonomous collective unit== | ||
