>John Kerry understands surplus-value better than American Marxists, except that he doesn't have a name for it.<
perhaps because he lives off of surplus-value? (don't you mean _some_ American Marxists?) or is it because populist rhetoric sometimes pays in politics? ------------------------ Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine > -----Original Message----- > From: Jurriaan Bendien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 9:59 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PEN-L] patricians > > > In understanding the reasons for selecting John Kerry I think > you have to > look in the first instance at his performance record and > biography and the > personal values he expresses. Everybody knows that the Bush > administration > has been a disaster for American society and the image of the > USA in the > world, there's few things they can do well, and they hope > that Kerry would > attract the kinds of people that can create a better place. > > The Bush group is strongly linked to oil (and energy) > profits, and of all US > corporations, the oil corporations are the most profitable > and most dynamic > in recent years. Kerry is the richest member of Congress, and > worth around > $550 million. His wife, Teresa Heinz is the the widow of > Republican Senator > and ketchup tycoon John Heinz ("Beans means Heinz"). The > "patrician" bit is > mainly an elegant Georgetown house, and the use of a private jet. > > John Kerry said in an interview with Tim Russert on 11 > January 2004 that > "...every statistic that you just read off, Tim, works > wonderfully if you're > looking at a Republican recovery. You know, corporate profits > are up 46 > percent, but they're up by consolidation. They're up by increases in > productivity. They're not up because Americans are going > back to work, and > they're not up because Americans are earning more money." John Kerry > understands surplus-value better than American Marxists, > except that he > doesn't have a name for it. > > Jurriaan >
