From: SPEEDMASTER-AT-pseud.pseud
Date:          Mon, 25 Nov 1996 19:44:15 +0000
Subject:       Re: M-INTRO: who is worse off?


I am not a Marxist, but I will attempt to state my view of 
Curley's discussion about who is worse off: the capitalist or the 
communist.  With the fall of communism and the poverty the Russian 
people now find themselves in, I too am reminded of the terrible 
years during the Great Depression here in the United States.  From my 
understanding of the differences between capitalism and Marxism, what 
I personally view is that capitalism over the past 200 years of U.S. 
history has worked, while Marxist theory has been put into use in the 
Soviet Union and ultimately failed.  The "greater good" of society, 
namely the few governmental officials in power, saw the good of 
society to be themselves.  Capitalism works because it works for the 
greater good not only of the person themselves, but society also 
benefits from the success of the individual.  Maybe that is an 
extremely positive or unrealistic attitude, but I think there is a 
lot more to capitalism than just what Marx' view holds.


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