Dear Hari --- I found it "useful" in the sense of forcing me to clarify what I think --- which will probably require another full read through ....I am sorry if the word useful translated into 'convincing" --- I have learned enough not to be convinced of anything with one cursory reading ...
And I will re-read with your comment in mind for sure. Solidarity, Mike On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 3:52 PM hari kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Does it not seem that his central mission is to disembowel the notion of > a fundamental division between the working class and the ruling class? He > says:"“Very briefly, we should define classes by three dimensions – > distinctive relations of production, distinctive relations of distribution > and distinctive relations to the state. It is essential to define classes > in this multi-dimensional way in order to escape both from the old > pseudo-Marxist dualism of the bourgeoisie versus the proletariat (or worse, > working class) and the phoney dualism of crude populism of ‘the people’ > versus ‘the elite’ (or establishment).” > > This is blandly stated as the > starting ground. Is this all true Michael? Of the three ‘essential’ points, > it seems that the first (“to escape both from the old pseudo-Marxist > dualism of the bourgeoisie versus the proletariat (or worse, working > class.”) is not a given. I confess I am not tempted to purchase his book > to evaluate him at a deeper level. > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#7059): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/7059 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/81142543/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
