Theos-Talk Archives (November 1998 Message tl00157)

Augoeides@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 11/3/98 8:25:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, bartl@sprynet.com
> writes:
> 
> << a true communist system works quite well, when all the
>  participants are dedicated. The kibbutz system in Israel is a good
>  example. I had a friend who grew up in a monastery of an order of monks
>  who have had essentially a communist system for centuries; each monk
>  worked as hard as he could, and received whatever resources he needed. >>
> 
> You fail to mention that these "communities" are completely
> voluntary. This is quite different from collectivism imposed upon
> an entire country by the State.

	If the particpants are dedicated, it can be assumed that their
participation is voluntary.

	Bart Lidofsky