>>> Louis Proyect <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07/21/99 02:43PM >>> All of these societies are based on a contradiction. They are trying to co-exist economically with a hostile capitalist world, while building a just system. Not only do you have contradictions externally, there are internal contradictions beween the urban and agrarian sectors. The peasants are under duress to sell foodstuffs at low prices, so that the workers can enjoy subsidized meals. But meanwhile manufactured goods are sold back to them at an inflated price. The idea is to close this gap by increasing labor productivity, but imperialism refuses to sell tools and high technology to the revolutionary society. ((((((((((((( Charles: This seems a succinct and cogent generalization. Charles Brown Without revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement.
