Dave B's excellent summary of the workings of the Law of Value ends this way:
This discussion began with China. The point about getting the LOV
right is that it allows us to recognise that once the LOV is
suspended the potential is there to replace it with a healthy workers
plan that can escape
Heard on the tele tonight that one of the biggest construction outfits in Germany is
on the brink of economic ruin. Over 50,000 jobs appear to be at stake. Now why in
Germany with reunification and a huge building program does this kind of stuff drop
down like a bomb all of a sudden?
Any
Chris interestling writes.
On the main theoretical difference between Dave and Bob, I am alarmed to
find myself agreeing with both of them. Rather than argue however between
Russia as a developing imperialist state or as a colony, I would like to
suggest a formula I heard at a seminar on
Rob writes..
G'day Thaxists,
I don't think it matters whether trying to hang on to the prizes of past
expansionism constitutes an act of imperialism today or not, really. I
reckon we might be missing the point of all this!
Um which prizes? And I think the point is the permanent
G'day Bob,
Doug's probably fast asleep just now, so here's an interesting piece he
posted on his list the other day. I'd be interested in Thaxist views on
this meself.
Cheers,
Rob.
Well this stuff seems to confirm what the economists are putting out very politely
these days as a
Rob writes...
Well, they might call it a win in the sense that NATO's silly slaughter in
Yugoslavia got carded as a win, I s'pose. There, as here, the actual
military campaign itself soon (and predictably) reached the point of
publicly apparent untenability, and an intrusion from outside
Dave replies...
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We've had this one out many times Bob. By any measure, Russia is not
imperialist. It is poor, and while not little is it getting smaller.
It is a restored former workers' state whose economy is virtually
collapsed. The methodology is Lenin and Trotsky. Imperialism
Hi Bob,
you asked:
Heard on the tele tonight that one of the biggest
construction outfits in Germany is on the brink of
economic ruin. Over 50,000 jobs appear to be at
stake. Now why in Germany with reunification and
a huge building program does this kind of stuff drop
down like a bomb all
I am copying my response to the Meszaros article on the Socialist Register
list.
--Jim Lawler
I have just read Istvan Meszaros' very thoughtful piece on communism. I
agree with him that we are headed downhill, spiraling into catastrophe.
What does that mean? It means great economic disruption
The following article, by Istvan Meszaros, is copied from the Socialist
Register listserve. The title as stated in that list is, "Communism Is No
Utopia."
Best wishes,
Jim Lawler
**
Is Communism a utopia? The answer to the question depends on what we
mean by communism and
I do not have the time to say too much, but would like to say that I also
found Meszaros' article a really good read, and would like people to take
up the challenge to articulate a clear vision and strategy for socialism
unemcumbered with the baggage of our political past
I am copying my
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