Re: CPC, freedom of expression ( Re: Argentina: the "plan" of Cavallo has been unleashed)

["Johannes Schneider" <Johannes.Schneider@xxxxxxx>]

Henry C.K. Liu wrote:

>
> Johannes Schneider wrote:
>
> >
> > During the Third Period the German CP more or less denied that there was
> > much difference between fascism and bourgeois democracy. For that error
the
> > German working class paid a high price.
> >
>
> The German CP made many errors.  The one you mentioned was not the
critical one.
>

It was responsible for bringing Hitler to power. No critical error?

>
> There are many who claim that capitalism is a historical necessity on the
road
> to socialism, and that capitalistic democracy is the best and more natural
> process from feudalism toward socialism

Did I ever argue that?

> Civil liberties under capitalistic governments are
> progressive, but under socialist governments, they are reactionary.
>

Even with this qualification I doubt such a generalisation. If socialism is
the more advanced form of society, what is there to loose by freedom of
expression?

Johannes