Debate 1984: Capitalism or Socialism - Which is the Moral System?

Name: Debate 1984: Capitalism or Socialism - Which is the Moral System?
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1984-02-01
Duration: 140 min
Cast: Gerry Caplan, Peter Desbarats, Jon Ridpath, Jill Vickers

Release Date:February 1, 1984

Running Time:140 min

Genres:Documentary

Director

Leonard Peikoff

Cast

Gerry Caplan Peter Desbarats Jon Ridpath Jill Vickers

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Synopsis

Seventeen hundred eager attendees braved a snowstorm to hear this extraordinary debate. Held at the University of Toronto in 1984 - when academics still believed that socialism was the wave of the future - this event kept the audience captivated for over 2 1/2 hours. The debate centered on moral fundamentals eliciting profoundly opposing views on issues from the nature of man to the justification of government. Don't miss this electrically charged confrontation.

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