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A comment on Project Cybersyn, a 1971-73 Chilean Experiment in Computer-Assisted Economy. Parent comment

Re:Project Cybersyn, a 1971-73 Chilean Experiment in Compute... by stfu on Monday October 22, 2012 @02:11PM (#4684474)
You have to put this into perspective to Alende's approach:

Allende's program included advancement of workers' interests, replacing the judicial system with "socialist legality", nationalization of banks and forcing others to bankruptcy, and strengthening "popular militias" known as MIR.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile

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Re:Project Cybersyn, a 1971-73 Chilean Experiment in Compute... by onetwothreefour on Monday October 22, 2012 @03:49PM (#4685137)
So what? Nothing you said is inherently bad.
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