[ProgressingAmerica]

CB: "George Fritzhugh wrote a whole pamphlet on how the Slave System was a form of Socialism.

DL:That sounds interesting. I will have to look that up."

I can save you both time here. Fitzhugh wrote that in his book "Sociology for the South: or, The failure of free society".

It's on pages 244-246. https://books.google.com/books?id=HjJLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA244

[DiogenesLamp]

I can save you both time here. Fitzhugh wrote that in his book "Sociology for the South: or, The failure of free society".

It's on pages 244-246. https://books.google.com/books?id=HjJLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA244

Well thank you for that. I have just finished reading the pages you identified. According to the cover, this was written in 1854, and if that is correct, I am surprised at the usage of the word "Communist." I didn't think that became a commonly used word until Marx wrote his Das Kapital.

I can somewhat see his point that slavery could be viewed as a form of socialism, but it doesn't feel quite right. I will have to ponder it before I can put my finger on exactly what is wrong with his assertion.

Probably more accurate to say "socialism is a form of slavery."