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Originally posted by Barry the Sprout:
Simply put promethius I am a Communist so I think that the government is only a representation of the wishes of the ruling class. As such the issue of what it is mandated to do is moot as it neither represents or has any theoretical relevance to the working class. As the working class is the only progressive force in current society I therefore feel that the government should be overthrown and replaced by a system of workers representation committees which would in themselves gradually lose relevance over time as the political character of society eroded.
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Just wondering about a few things, Barry:
1. How are the working class the only progressive force today? What do you mean by that? Is the ruling class holding back progress?
2. How would workers representation comitees work? Would you elect representatives and thus have some form of representative democracy, or would it be a direct democracy where everyone could just voice they're opinion? If the representatives are elected, isn't there a risk that they cease to be 'progressive' and instead assume they role of the 'opressors' they just ousted. I'm thinking about George Orwell's "Animal Farm".
3. How would the political character of society erode? Is this automatic or would it require further revolutions?
Thanks in advance.
[ 04-27-2004, 09:25 AM: Message edited by: Stratos ]