tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049254452971930382.post8571360563819874565..comments2023-10-14T08:01:12.791-07:00Comments on Brian S Roper's Blog: Classical Marxism, Socialist Democracy and Stalinist DictatorshipBrian S Roperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03769028345351557179noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049254452971930382.post-28051342994565864442013-06-21T19:28:18.759-07:002013-06-21T19:28:18.759-07:00Thanks fr the positive feedback.Thanks fr the positive feedback.Brian S Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769028345351557179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049254452971930382.post-3164845205349563562013-06-21T18:47:43.497-07:002013-06-21T18:47:43.497-07:00Very good! As a Marxist, I agree 100% with this pi...Very good! As a Marxist, I agree 100% with this piece.User Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209987469005703125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049254452971930382.post-89051279074973645222012-10-28T18:25:39.080-07:002012-10-28T18:25:39.080-07:00I've added a list of sources that explore the ...I've added a list of sources that explore the questions of whether a democratic socialism is possible- see 'Is Socialist Participatory Democracy a Feasible and Desirable Alternative to Capitalism and Liberal Representative Democracy?'Brian S Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769028345351557179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049254452971930382.post-7598538463626128952012-10-25T17:23:02.156-07:002012-10-25T17:23:02.156-07:00There is a substantial body of literature that doe...There is a substantial body of literature that does just this, see for example, Alex Callinicos, The Revenge of History: Marxism and the East European Revolutions.Brian S Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769028345351557179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049254452971930382.post-77444613887652157812012-10-15T18:12:51.127-07:002012-10-15T18:12:51.127-07:00I'd like to believe it, but this didn't ju...I'd like to believe it, but this didn't just happen in Eastern Europe -- Mao Zedong, Pol Pot, and Robert Mugabe were/are all dictators. Even Fidel Castro's government put heavy limits on political viewpoints they deemed counter-revolutionary. Every socialist I personally know cares deeply about democracy, but somehow whenever revolutionary socialism has been tried, the same thing has gone wrong. It's time to revise the hypothesis to take account of the experimental results.Daniel Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944461326199566111noreply@blogger.com