> I think this new version is the latter case, a bad rehearsal used as a veil of the ascent of fascism in the States.
replyI've found over time that one man's utopia is another's hellish nightmare. This is true of every utopia and should be a pretty strong argument against implementing them at all.
The origins of the word utopia are exactly that idea. The original books about utopias almost all showed the negative heart at the center of the idea.
replyI see this in some cities. They are very clean looking, no litter, no graffiti, very shiny windows. Then you think about how the people must be treated to make this be true.
reply> Then you think about how the people must be treated to make this be true.
replyPeople who have all their needs met (food and safety, social, etc) tend to want to make the world around them better. I would wager the nice looking places are more likely to have well-treated people.
Places that look like dumps are the ones more likely to be populated by people who are treated poorly.
unrealistic expectation. The city is hyper–clean because anyone who litters is shot.
replyCan you be more specific? I guess you're talking about some place like one of the central Asian republics?
replyWar is violent and mucky and you never know if you’re going to make it out on the other side. I think a great value of Marx’s later work is the reminder of its inevitability. All we can do is prepare and hope it works out better this time.
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