Greetings Economists, On Dec 4, 2007, at 9:09 PM, Sabri Oncu wrote:
We are divided to the bone.
Doyle; Yeah, that's why it is very hard. Sabri, One system, many countries, but not necessarily all countries, at a time. Doyle; Yeah, that's how it is happening one country at a time. We seem to be heading toward another global systemic crisis. There have been others. So long as the U.S. enjoys it's one sided influence on things this pattern for the left will continue. If the U.S. is forced to pull back to a multi-lateral stance in the global system that, 'shift', opens a door for other large scale options. In those conditions we probably could consider a global system more clearly than any time before. but like you said we are divided to the bone, and a systemic review of the global framework of nation states probably offers us a way to 'move toward unity', which goes beyond what has been possible before, and yet no crisis will decide things for us, we have to make our own answers. We have a lot of experience to draw upon, and like the nineteenth century time to debate what is to come. I'd say I favor a global systemic view over what single countries can do. But the base in single countries, and Cuba really offers a lot of experience, are resources Marx didn't have. Development in the face of global catastrophes in the environment comes to mind. take care, Doyle Saylor
