Re: social-democratic illusions/ was UK Decay

[valis]

Quoth Mark Jones, in conclusion:

>    The plain fact is that the German/Japanese mercantilist model has failed.
> These countries are going to approximate more to the Anglo-Saxon 
> model. The idea that America can on the contrary be pushed in the direction of
> socially-inclusive 'welfareist' capitalism is a pathetic social democratic
> illusion. The trend is all in the other direction, as the massive impending
> shake-out in Europe will demonstrate. Social democratic models have had their
> day. They exhausted their potential two decades ago.

Is this comment (and I agree with the part about America) meant to support 
orthodox revolution as an option, or does it intend something else?
                                                                     valis