Comments on: Social Democracy in the English-speaking world http://crookedtimber.org/2006/10/31/social-democracy-in-the-english-speaking-world/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:56:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Quiggin http://crookedtimber.org/2006/10/31/social-democracy-in-the-english-speaking-world/comment-page-1/#comment-177498 John Quiggin Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:49:26 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/10/30/social-democracy-in-the-english-speaking-world/#comment-177498 This was my point. If social democracy is classed as a kind of capitalism, then the success of capitalism cannot be used as an argument against social democracy. Conversely, if social democracy is not classed as a kind of capitalism, then the claim the capitalism has triumphed everywhere is obviously false. This was my point. If social democracy is classed as a kind of capitalism, then the success of capitalism cannot be used as an argument against social democracy.

Conversely, if social democracy is not classed as a kind of capitalism, then the claim the capitalism has triumphed everywhere is obviously false.

]]> By: DRR http://crookedtimber.org/2006/10/31/social-democracy-in-the-english-speaking-world/comment-page-1/#comment-177363 DRR Wed, 01 Nov 2006 08:16:31 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/10/30/social-democracy-in-the-english-speaking-world/#comment-177363 Just how is "Capitalism" defined here? and how can Modern Social Democracies, who, let's face it, now have more in common with market capitalism than orthodox socialism, be considered distinct from it? Just how is “Capitalism” defined here? and how can Modern Social Democracies, who, let’s face it, now have more in common with market capitalism than orthodox socialism, be considered distinct from it?

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