Gary Allen was the conspiracy theorists' conspiracy theorist. He wrote "None Dare Call it Conspiracy" - a kind of underground classic in its day. He also did "The Rockefeller File" - not as well known but worth a read. Regardless of specific conspiracy claims his argument that super-capitalists have more to gain than to lose from socialism is certainly defensible. Non-conspiracy theorists like Hilaire Belloc have made this claim too. For example in Belloc's "The Servile State" where Belloc claimed the impact of socialist legislation on a pre-existing capitalist society was ultimately to reinforce plutocratic rule and provide a machinery for ultimately enslaving lower class masses.
I can't afford to be a communist.
ReplyDeletePrecisely. That's why when someone says "Socialism doesn't work" I invariably reply "Works for who?".
ReplyDeleteGary Allen was the conspiracy theorists' conspiracy theorist. He wrote "None Dare Call it Conspiracy" - a kind of underground classic in its day. He also did "The Rockefeller File" - not as well known but worth a read. Regardless of specific conspiracy claims his argument that super-capitalists have more to gain than to lose from socialism is certainly defensible. Non-conspiracy theorists like Hilaire Belloc have made this claim too. For example in Belloc's "The Servile State" where Belloc claimed the impact of socialist legislation on a pre-existing capitalist society was ultimately to reinforce plutocratic rule and provide a machinery for ultimately enslaving lower class masses.
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