See Mao's The Economic Policys of the New Democracy (Sel Works_ Lenin on The
"NEP", Du Bois on "TheNation within a Nation". (Du Bois Reader).
Politics is always principal. The correct political and ideological
line determines everything. And finally it is the relations of production,
the relations between people, that is what we seek fundamentally to
transform. If we think merely or Primarily about the Productive Forces, ie,
economic work, production, we will become economists (emphaizing trade
unionpolitics and leaving politics to the bougeoisie) and utltimately
opportunists. Mao's line was "Grasp Revolution -Push Production"
----- Original Message -----
From: TAHIR WOOD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 11:21 AM
Subject: RE: [CrashList] The Simultaneous Policy
> I think that people who wish to regulate the capitalist
> system in the way that is proposed on this website need > to
> answer the standard critique that is offered to this sort of
> proposal by leftists.
> The proposal assumes against the logic of the capitalist
> system itself that economics can be effectively subordinated
> to the essentially non-revolutionary politics of the ballot
> box. In those rare cases in history where politicians are
> elected to power who genuinely wish to curb some of the
> worst practices of large corporations (e.g. Allende in
> Chile; the Spanish 2nd Republic) the economic interests
> organise themselves into an alternative form of politics,
> namely the rightwing coup.
>
> The naivety seems to lie in the belief that those who
> control the economy are susceptible to purely rational and
> humane argumentation and that they can be swayed to bow to
> the will of the majority. But history has shown that if the
> will of the majority threatens their interests then
> 'politics as usual' comes to a swift end. The ruling class
> rules through consent as far as possible, but if that is not
> possible it is still determined to rule. Or does history
> provide us with counter-examples?
>
> So, while the Simultaneous Policy inititative is clearly
> benevolent in its aims and in its approach, it looks to me
> like the creation of sweet illusions.
>
> Tahir
>
>
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