Doug,
First off, that "small biz vs. big biz thing" is a strawman. There's
ample room for both in my perhaps rather novel non-capitalist free
enterprise economic theory; "populist" or not. And on that note,
expecting myself to be put in the populist camp on this list, is quite a
bit different than describing populism itself as something of an
innovation. I don't particularly care for that moniker, but if you guys
think it fits and I want to participate on this list, I guess I've got
to accept it. I appreciate your affirmation though, regarding a useful
debate about tactics and philosophical underpinnings of our different
approaches. I feel so too, that's why I joined this group.
John V
---Original Message---
On Jun 2, 2008, at 11:27 AM, John Vertegaal wrote:
> I'm probably a misguided populist in the eyes of many here, but
> you've been at your battle against capitalism for about a century
> and a half.
> Isn't it perhaps high time to change tactics, educate entrepreneurs
> about the way the playing deck is stacked, and call the bluff of
> capitalists?
We can debate philosophy and tactics, but describing the populist
struggle as something of an innovation is pretty far off the mark. In
the U.S., populism, along with the various attempts to craft some
sort of enlightened capitalism, has been around for a long long time,
and has been bigger and more influential than socialism has ever
been. The small biz vs. big biz thing is as old as big biz, and has
been the source of many dead ends and delusions.
Doug
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