Not off the table at all. Real reforms can help to create a belief that anti-capitalists can accomplish something. Marx supported unions even though he knew that the could never win any ultimate victories, but the hopeless battles could create a sense of solidarity that could help the cause succeed.
Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael dot perelman at gmail.com Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901 www.michaelperelman.wordpress.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eubulides Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 7:11 PM To: Progressive Economics Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Query re "Transformative Reforms" was Is 'post-work' a social democratic fantasy? On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 6:33 PM, Perelman, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Tom. Limited victories on matters such as the working > day and other reforms can provide fuel for organizing. Or are we > supposed to wait for everybody to get screwed over so much that they > all rise up in unison & create a socialist utopia overnight. =============== Indeed; a synchronized satori of anti-capitalist collective action is off the table. Herding cats, now there's a challenge. E. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
