On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:10:30 -0600, you wrote:
Yes, I mean democratic socialism or social democracy,
not
totalitarian movements which adopt some socialist elements or label
themselves socialist while butchering millions. Of course they don't
label themselves totalitarian.
It's not the first time I've come across Sam's line of reasoning.
Saying that socialists were racist because the National Socialist
German Workers Party were racist is about as valid as saying that
democracies and republics are all police states because the German
Democratic Republic was a police state. It is an absurd and easily
demolished inference.
I have more of a problem with those whose decision to believe in
literal biblical inerrancy leads them to conclude that any evidence
which is not superficially consistent with the King James Version is
therefore wrong, and who edit accordingly. Not that Sam is
necessarily one such, but his contentious edits to Human and other
articles do indicate a viewpoint at odds with informed scientific
opinion on this. The fact that many Americans agree is not really
persuasive, since a goodly number also apparently believe that Elvis
is still alive.
Guy (JzG)
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