Or as I usually say "communism thrives on the saints of man,
capitalism thrives on the sins of man"
Is there any wonder Capitalism prevailed.

--Dan

On 5/18/06, Victor Odhner <vodhner@cox.net> wrote:

> In the Marxist definition, Capitalism is also a central control
> of the means of production, only it's for the sake of the Bad
> Guys, while State Socialism is for the sake of the Good
> Guys.  As Orwell said, all animals are equal, only some
> animals are more equal than others.  Owning things (or
> managing them) gives us control, and people tend to like
> being "more equal than others".  But some concentration
> of power can lead to efficiencies ... within reason.
> An "owner" can be like Linus, or like Bill.
>
> We are now seeing excessive concentration of power in
> the hands of corporations, which lots of people see as OK
> because they are providing us with bread and circuses.
> But the downside is getting more obvious, so I'm confident
> the pendulum will swing, and Free Software is part of that.
>
> Constructive, generous, altruistic motives are a good thing.
> Selfish motives get a lot of stuff done too.  It's all about
> balance.
>
> </ramble>
>
> Vic

"Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it."
-Napoleon Bonaparte
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