The Changing Form Of The State Demands the LRNA Disperse To Connect With Revolutionaries
December 2004 Steering Committee Report Bush's victory in the 2004 presidential election signals that the pace of the process of transforming the governmental machinery to accommodate the national and international needs of global capitalism will quicken considerably. Claiming a mandate, Bush announced that he would pursue sweeping changes in Social Security and the tax code. "I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it," he said. Bush has no mandate. Already opponents in and outside the government are mounting a determined opposition to the policies of his administration. However, it is clear that the opposition is not at all concerned with strategic matters, but is limited to disagreement over how best to maintain and extend the rule of capital. We have said many times that the introduction of electronics and robotics into production represents the introduction of qualitatively new means of production. This changes everything, including the form of the state. Globalization - capitalism in the age of electronics - has as its imperative the removal of all barriers to the mobility of capital in all its forms, including those barriers imposed by the state. However, this does not mean that the nature of the state changes. A state is an instrument of the ruling class to maintain its position as the dominant class. Any change in the form or function of the state machine undertaken by the ruling class is made in accordance with the changing needs of the class and always with reference to strengthening and extending its position as the ruling class. Today, the principal needs of the ruling class involve adjusting to the changes in private property. Full: http://www.lrna.org/docs5/docs_pol2.html _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
