Hello Dan: Again I am not sure if you are referring to me, in addressing this note. There seem to have been many entering this discussion. However - if you are referring to me - I should briefly reply.
On the basis of the on-going further dialogue - it seems clear to me that there is actually little difference between us. To clarify: You are correct to deduce, that I had in effect claimed that ultimately it all came down to war - in some remarks to Marv. I should be more careful. For I did not at all intend that statement to indicate that 'War was an "iron law" - which "ensures that such a transfer of power can only be the result of war." I can see why you come to this conclusion. I do think that just as most Marxist-Leninists and Marxists would generally agree that the rule of an capitalist ruling class domestically in a single state - is most unlikely to be overcome by the proletarian or toilers except by the use of force. There may be rare exceptions - but overall it is most unlikely to happen peacefully. I think in the international imperialist realm similar considerations apply. I think it is most unlikely that a dominant imperialist bloc-country-alliance, would allow itself to be eclipsed by another country-bloc-alliance - without if it came to it, a war. Again, the exact circumstances that may arise between the USA and China are not yet sufficiently clear. But the positioning of China in as many places world wide as it can do so seems to me, to be predicated on ensuring a naval presence. This certainly was the case in the Bangla Desh recnet kerfuffle ( https://mlrg.online/world/bay-of-bengal-naval-cauldron-of-china-versus-usa-behind-the-drama-of-sheikh-hasinas-flight-from-dakka/ ); and in the admittedly *trading* port development (rather than overt military) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oPVZVrymdk ; https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/11/21/china-builds-port-peru-us-old-trains/ ; Cheers H -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#35603): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/35603 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/111412499/21656 -=-=- 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] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
