Carrol:
>Of course -- and Marx also wrote extensively about commodity feteshism.
>And we need more writing and analysis about both global warming and
>commodity fetishism. But if you think either can be at the forefront of
>the agitation and organizing that go into building a mass movement, then
>you are living in a dream world.
I agree. But the goal is to arm the mass movement with an understanding of
the broader theoretical framework. This is especially true with respect to
the new protest movements inspired by Seattle. Most of these activists are
beginning to think in terms of the structural contradictions of capitalism,
but probably lack the deeper understanding of what's driving ecological
despoliation. They tend to have reformist illusions. By grounding
ecological thought in Marxist economics, you help to create an ideological
pole of attraction for communists. I must mention, by the way, that Michael
Perelman is working on a very important new book that integrates ecological
thought, an analysis of imperialism and Marxist value theory.
Louis Proyect
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