On Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 10:57 AM, <sartes...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Now if the prospect for that socialism and agency no longer exist, then > there's really no point to pretending Marxism has any relevance.
But, as has been said many times before (1) historical materialism is the most relevant method of analysis, even though Marxism as prophecy has fallen well short, and (2) While there is no discernible prospect for socialism at present, history is not static and change can be quite abrupt and largely unanticipated, as demonstrated for example by the collapse of the Soviet Union and the retreat from socialism and class struggle everywhere in our lifetime. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#32925): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/32925 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/109032615/21656 -=-=- 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. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: marxmail+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
