Stephen E Philion wrote: > Richard, Is it possible that you might demonstrate to us how the segment > that you quote below is 'rhetorical'? You might not agree with what is > asserted below, but how is it 'heavily rhetorical'? Steve ________Who is Richard, by the way? Cheers, ajit sinha > > > Someone (?) wrote: > > > > > Marx's point in writing Capital was to do away with rhetoric. Rather than > > > pointing to the horrors of capitalism and pointing to evil acts of specific > > > people or even classes, he attempted to show how the system as a whole worked > > > according to its own laws of motion. > > > > Richard Duchesne wrote in response: > > Like any polemic work, Capital is heavily rhetorical; just like what > > you say above. > > > > > > > >