it's the end of capitalism as we know it! But since capitalism is always changing and creating previously-unknown situations that's typical if not universal. I'd be surprised if the system stayed the same for any length of time.
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 8:39 AM, Carl Dassbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is a crisis of regulation (ala Aglietta). A new mode of regulation. > for sustaining the extended reproduction of Capital is one possible > consequence. Obviously, there are others but I personally doubt we will see > the end of the capitalism (as a political economy). Wallerstein has been > predicting the "end" for too long to be taken seriously. If you are always > predicting the "end," sometimes it will appear as though you are correct. > Concentrated and directed pressure towards what???? > > Jim Devine wrote: >> >> ken hanly wrote: >> >>> >>> The new system will be the results of an infinity of individual >>> pressures. What sort of nonsense is that. I do not see any evidence that the >>> present crisis is leading to a new system that is not capitalist. At most it >>> will lead to some changes in existing capitalism involving regulation of >>> financial markets globally if possible and more government involvement as a >>> means of bailing out or hospitalizing ailing parts of the system until they >>> recover and handed back to private profiteers. >>> >> >> >>> >>> There certainly seems no difference in the US political system. >>> Everything is framed in terms of the two capitalist parties and the same >>> illusions are sold about change and the same bipartisan imperialist foreign >>> policy espoused by both parties.< >>> >> >> Right. Instead of an "an infinity of individual pressures," what's >> needed is concentrated collective pressure. >> > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Jim Devine / "Nobody told me there'd be days like these / Strange days indeed -- most peculiar, mama." -- JL. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
