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I have some small, partially-developed thoughts on this matter... If the Left were to be entirely honest, it couldn't say that humanity has no hope of surviving extermination under the capitalist system. The bourgeoisie haven proven itself capable of fighting its nature, in able to preserve its existence, in the past -- I think we all agree that this is the legacy of Social-Democracy after the First World War. Of course, its success in doing so against proletarian revolution in the 20th Century was not a sure thing, and its success in doing so against environmental extinction in the 21th Century is not a sure thing either -- and this time, it means not just their end, but all of humanity's. On the other hand, and I know I'm preaching to the choir here, the only way the survival of the human race is possible is with a mass movement against the logic of capitalism, against profit-above-all-else. Because of this, claims that fighting for capitalist solutions are the only realistic and therefor responsible means of saving humanity are incredibly dangerous. What is needed is rutheless criticism of the logic of capitalism; let the capitalists work to prove us wrong! ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
