--- Louis Proyect <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cuba abolished capitalism in the early 1960s, but > this is not the > case with the other countries you cite.
How does one abolish a global system?! The Cuban revolution might be a historical manifestation of anti-capitalist struggle, but the statement "Cuba abolished capitalism" is exactly the sort of problem with is/is-not thinking. > I am far more interested in providing a class > analysis of Cuba Class is a secondary, maybe even tertiary question. Expropriating the "capitalists" is all good, but supressing the law of value would seem to be more central. Cuba seems to be doing a good job of holding out so far, but it's precisely the nature of capitalism as a global system that makes resisting that pressure so difficult. > Of course, if you'd prefer to cite swaths of the > Grundrisse, be my > guest. I much prefer to look at concrete cases. Nothing against empirical research. But you don't necessarily need Marx for that (I'm sorry if that sounds condescending, I mean it as neutral as possible). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
