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Good quote: On humanism and "humanism"
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Lenin’s definition of freedom illustrates clearly the difference between genuine and false humanism, between ‘humanism’ and humanism. The ‘humanist' sees freedom as the permission to publicly slander his government The humanist who resembles Lenin reckons a free person to be one who does not have to fear unemployment and a hungry old-age, and who is free of fear over the fate of his children.

    Lion Feuchtwanger

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  • brianlbrianl

    What do you call someone who wants both?

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    What do you call someone who wants both?

    If he wants both living in capitalist society and not belong to ruling class he is just idiot.

  • brianlbrianl

    why can't a middle class person in a capitalist system have both? And why can't someone in a socialist system criticize government?

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    why can't a middle class person in a capitalist system have both?

    First, because where is not such thing as middle class. If you belong to middle income hired worker strata in US or similar developed country you can quite quickly part with this due to health issues, some market changes or anything else you can't control.

    Criticizing governments by itself has no value. Hence capitalists allow it for a while. Government represent interests of ruling class. If in socialism government representing working people are going against their interests it must be corrected.

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