"Richard" wrote in message
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I've missed your posts, Ed.



"Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality.

But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty,
socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude."

-- Alexis de Tocqueville
(1805-1859) French historian

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I'll buy that, with one caveat: Socialism and democracy are not on the same
scale. One is an economic system and the other is a system of governance.
People can democratically choose socialism: You can have democratic
socialism, as has Sweden at various times.

Socialism can better be compared to private-market capitalism. Democracy can
better be compared to autocracy, monarchy, etc.

--
Ed Huntress