Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] C C as oligarchy; Henry, Lenin/Tech Revolution is real

2009-01-02 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 1/2/2009 12:08:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, charl...@cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us writes: Lenin writes about important question faced by state institutions and the role of the Central Committee. What we do know is that any organization of production in America is going to

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] C C as oligarchy; Henry, Lenin/Tech Revolution is real

2009-01-02 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 1/2/2009 5:25:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, charl...@cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us writes: The thing is in defining a revolution ( as opposed to an evolution) is to get a concept of qualitative change, of quantity turning into qualitity, the dialectical leap. A dialectical

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] China, Vietnam settle border dispute

2009-01-02 Thread Waistline2
America's hot war with the people of Vietnam ended in 1975. Does this mean that the Vietnam was era has finally come to a close? WL **New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom0026)

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Birth of American financial imperialism. A Primer (1)

2009-01-02 Thread Waistline2
The Birth of American financial imperialism: A Worker Primer . The nature of money and the role of finance has been a controversial issue since the founding of America. “Jefferson prophesied: ‘If the American people allow the banks to control the issuance of their currency, first by

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] American financial imperialism: Rise of Rockefeller (3)

2009-01-02 Thread Waistline2
Money, Power and Modern Art PART II: A Monetary Coup d'etat By Henry C K Liu The rise of Rockefeller In 1868, John D Rockefeller struck a major deal with a railroad, guaranteeing a certain volume of shipments in exchange for rebates. The first of many, this deal was made with Jay

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] American financial imperialism: Rise of Finance capital (2)

2009-01-02 Thread Waistline2
II During the process of the Civil War, both sides needed guns, clothes, boots, food and all kinds of products to conduct the war and this required production facilities and expanding existing ones. This expansion required financing. Wall Street banks and financiers provided the

[Marxism-Thaxis] speculative stock market dominates the policies of businesses.

2009-01-02 Thread Waistline2
American capitalism is such that a speculative stock market dominates the policies of businesses. by Lawrence E Mitchell AlterNet (December 22 2008) Editor's Note: The following is an edited excerpt from The Speculation Economy: How Finance Triumphed Over Industry (2007), Lawrence

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Super Capitalism, Super Imperialism and Monetary Imperia...

2009-01-02 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 1/2/2009 10:15:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jann...@gmail.com writes: To summarise the discussion so far, as I understand it: Hudson hasn't had an original idea since the first Nixon administration era, and like most of the people on A-List, full of shit.Lenin is dead,

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Happy New Year.

2009-01-01 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 1/1/2009 12:16:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, waistli...@aol.com writes: Happy New Year! Resolution: to work to shorter articles. * Do we have anything to celebrate or to be happy about? ** Reply Yea. My children are healthy and in one

[Marxism-Thaxis] Learning From the Auto Crisis

2009-01-01 Thread Waistline2
The B u l l e t Socialist Project • E-Bulletin No. 172 December 31, 2008 Saving the Detroit Three, Finishing Off the UAW: Learning From the Auto Crisis Sam Gindin At the end of 1979, President Carter offered loan guarantees to Chrysler to prevent the company's imminent bankruptcy.

[Marxism-Thaxis] GP entrails [In defense of Harrington and American Menshevism] (2)

2008-12-31 Thread Waistline2
GP entrails [In defense of Harrington and American Menshevism] Part (2) It's clear that the nation, the people of America, are entering into the beginning stages of what we refer to as a social response to the economic revolution. They are becoming politically aware of what is going on.

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Central Committee as oligarchy; from above and from b...

2008-12-31 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 12/31/2008 11:04:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, charl...@cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us writes: From above and from below is still the terminology today. This, it would appear, is a full-fledged oligarchy. No important political or organisational question is decided by any

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Central Committee as oligarchy; from above and from b...

2008-12-31 Thread Waistline2
. Lenin's form of socialism is based on gathering their limited resources in a country of 150,000 peasants; with no nationwide industrial infrastructure; with no modern superstructure culturally trained in trade and distribution; an overwhelming illiterate population, limited

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Should Revolutionaries Work in Reactionary Trade Unions?

2008-12-31 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 12/31/2008 10:45:02 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, charl...@cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us writes: -- -- Comment (Expanded, edited version) Yes. I worked in one for the better part of my life. There are

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Central Committee as oligarchy; Henry CK Lenin

2008-12-31 Thread Waistline2
CB: So, when you say Rather, it will be left to other bodies, which we cannot know in advance, to over see important question faced by state institutions , you mean it cannot be known in advance , except we do know in advance that it won't be like what Lenin described. Well, sure it

[Marxism-Thaxis] GP entrails [In defense of Harrington and AmericanMensheviks (3)

2008-12-31 Thread Waistline2
well, I think that revolutionaries must try to develop the economic strug gle of the proletariat to the historical place that it belongs: the destruction of capital and its State. Comment As the young supporters and followers of Tupuc would say: I ain't man at you. Perhaps by

[Marxism-Thaxis] Super Capitalism, Super Imperialism and Monetary Imperialism - Lenin

2008-12-31 Thread Waistline2
The structural link between capital and imperialism was actually written about by the economist Mr. Henry CK Liu. This is not to say that Lenin should not be read, but for those who used Lenin regularly as a guide, this long article is enlightening. Henry is an accomplished economist and

[Marxism-Thaxis] About General Motors: Henry Liu July 2005 . . yep, 2005

2008-12-31 Thread Waistline2
The Coming Trade War By Henry C.K. Liu The problem is that GM’s key product -- its gas-guzzling sport/utility vehicles -- are seeing declining demand that has forced the company to step up the cash-back offers needed to maintain sales. That should not have been a surprise, given

[Marxism-Thaxis] Jobs: Not the Solution for the working class majority

2008-12-31 Thread Waistline2
(Note: On and off for perhaps the last 8 years I have written about how economic communism abolishes jobs. Upon hearing this some Comrades reply that a society without jobs is inconceivable. The reason we are Marxist and the benefit to studying Marx method is that it teaches us history as

[Marxism-Thaxis] Happy New Year.

2008-12-31 Thread Waistline2
Happy New Year! Resolution: to work to shorter articles. **New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom0026) ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list

[Marxism-Thaxis] ABC's of capitalism and speculation (2) 1971-1990

2008-12-30 Thread Waistline2
Part 2 ABC's of capitalism and speculation The U.S. state has a played an indispensable role in facilitating the development and dominance of speculative capital through state policies and practices that favor the financial sector over the industrial sector, and through dollar hegemony.

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The ABC's of capitalism and speculation (3)

2008-12-30 Thread Waistline2
The U.S. domination of the world is declining as the various regional blocs are developing. These blocs, some just in formation, some with longer ties are collaborating to strengthen the protection of, or access to, other markets. In 2003, China and other countries collaborated in what came

[Marxism-Thaxis] The ABC's of capitalism and speculation (1)

2008-12-30 Thread Waistline2
1). The fundamental law of motion that drives the development of capitalist commodity production is the maximization of profit. 2). The source of value of all commodities created for exchange in the market is the socially necessary labor-time of the workers. 3). Profit is realized from

[Marxism-Thaxis] GP entrails [In defense of Harrington and American Menshevism] (1)

2008-12-30 Thread Waistline2
GP entrails [In defense of Harrington and American Menshevism] Louis: Could you clarify your comments vis a vis the SP? On what income? Committed personnel? Since the refoundation of the SP (SP USA), it has been committed to independent political action. As far as personnel, we only have

[Marxism-Thaxis] GP entrails [In defense of Harrington and American Menshevism (3)

2008-12-30 Thread Waistline2
Part 3 All of the so-called Marxists, Communists and Socialist groups in America are sects. This is not in and of itself a bad thing. The size of a group has nothing to do with it being a sect, after all the Catholic Church is a sect. An organization is a sect when its purpose is to win

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Lenin's Imperialism and Imperialism today

2008-12-29 Thread Waistline2
charl...@cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us writes: ^^^ CB: I didn't say it is a central feature. I said it seems to apply. So, another aspect of Lenin's discussion is pertinent in 2008. WL: Sorry, I apologize for not directly presenting the quote in question separately. You spoke of the central

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Interview with Gao Ziquing - Thanks:-) Brillant

2008-12-29 Thread Waistline2
The below explanation of derivatives and the process in which a sector of finance capital becomes divorced from production is noting less than brilliant. Waistline First of all, you have this book to sell. [He picks up a leather-bound book.] This is worth something, because of all

[Marxism-Thaxis] Freddie Hubbard, jazz trumpeter, dies at 70

2008-12-29 Thread Waistline2
(Man oh man. I fell in love with Freddie Hubbard's Red Clay back in 1970. Its one of those cuts that stay with you a lifetime. That's to U Tube I am playing right now.) Waistline _http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-hubbard30-2008dec30,0,3663196.st ory_

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Freddie Hubbard, jazz trumpeter, dies at 70/Red Clay

2008-12-29 Thread Waistline2
(Man oh man. I fell in love with Freddie Hubbard's Red Clay back in 1970. Its one of those cuts that stay with you a lifetime. Thanks to U Tube I am playing right now.) Don't you just hate capital? What happen's when our bourgeoisie decides to band or charge for U Tube? Waistline

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Support for

2008-12-28 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 12/28/2008 1:30:47 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jann...@gmail.com writes: 1. Support for Waistline's line (Charles Brown) Examining data on changes in the US work force, the authors show that job losses due to higher productivity -- often the result of improving

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] A Call for Action

2008-12-28 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 12/28/2008 5:19:29 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, _ballist...@yahoo.com_ (mailto:ballist...@yahoo.com) writes: ...the economic conditions created by productions relations allows the proletariat to move forward united as one force...but the discussion and mobilization have to

[Marxism-Thaxis] A Call for Action

2008-12-27 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 12/27/2008 7:11:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, _ballist...@yahoo.com_ (mailto:ballist...@yahoo.com) writes: You're repeating the same social democratic mistakes of the past! Since the foundation of you party you've been an agent of social democratic domination...That

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] A Call ffor Action: States Cut Medicaid Coverage Further

2008-12-27 Thread Waistline2
States Cut Medicaid Coverage Further Region Is Among Areas Where Poor Are Affected By Amy Goldstein Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, December 26, 2008; Page A01 States from Rhode Island to California are being forced to curtail Medicaid, the government health insurance program for

[Marxism-Thaxis] Recession Sparks Huge Jump In Shoplifting

2008-12-26 Thread Waistline2
Recession Sparks Huge Jump In Shoplifting The vast majority of crime is ultimately economic in nature, despite the way we are often portrayed in the media as natural-born criminals. As the economy plunges or stagnates we will continue to see crime of this nature increase. Robberies,

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Owl of Minerva

2008-12-26 Thread Waistline2
: Best Answer - Chosen by Asker The owl of Minerva, takes its flight only when the shades of night are gathering. — Hegel's Philosophy of Right, Preface There are lots of different translation, such as, The owl of Minerva only takes flight as the dusk begins to fall. Hegel argues that it

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] specific help requested

2008-12-25 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 12/25/2008 6:03:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jann...@gmail.com writes: The irony being, I should think you could reach more people by trying to have philosophy debates and challenges of belief systems on an e-mail discussion list than you can in any curent 'proletarian

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] specific help requested

2008-12-25 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 12/25/2008 7:45:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jann...@gmail.com writes: By communism movement I generally mean the spontaneous movement of humanity toward cooperation that erupted with the overthrow of primitive communism. I tend to alternate using words like the Marxist

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] specific help requested :(

2008-12-25 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 12/25/2008 9:59:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jann...@gmail.com writes: Really, WL, your gidiness is contagious. I too am hopeful now that GMAC has become a bank and GM got a federal loan to keep overproducing. And I can't wait for those outdoor Demoncratic Corn Soup

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Day the Earth Stood Still: Excellent Review IMO

2008-12-25 Thread Waistline2
(I did you see the movie and was totally disappointed. Now I know why.:-) Les wrote: Keanu Reeves was the only good thing about the dreadful remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still I guess in the sense that there was no trace of human personality in the performance, so if your aliens

[Marxism-Thaxis] Obama, Wall Street and the US Automakers

2008-12-24 Thread Waistline2
Obama, Wall Street and the US Automakers Weakening the economy, leaving it even more debt-strapped. by Michael Hudson Global Research, December 7, 2008 There is a strange double standard in President-elect Obama's largess with the public purse when it comes to Wall Street's banks and

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Revolutionary Role of the Human Mind

2008-12-24 Thread Waistline2
Editorial: The Revolutionary Role of the Human Mind ”I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.” - Harriet Tubman, abolitionist and a conductor on the underground railroad. The historical truth of Harriet Tubman's words applies, not

[Marxism-Thaxis] Revolution in the Means of Production

2008-12-24 Thread Waistline2
Revolution in the Means of Production In the context of the industrial revolution Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels discovered that social revolution is defined by a series of stages whose fundamental origins are technological revolution in the means ofproduction. As the technological

[Marxism-Thaxis] Reorganization of the American State

2008-12-24 Thread Waistline2
Reorganization of the American State full: _http://www.lrna.org/2-pt/v18ed2art5.html_ (http://www.lrna.org/2-pt/v18ed2art5.html) One, two and three-strike laws with long mandatory sentences, laws to try children as adults, the advent of zero-tolerance laws, the rise of “ quality-of-life”

[Marxism-Thaxis] Populism in America

2008-12-24 Thread Waistline2
Populism in America Editor’s note: Excerpted from the March 2005 report of The LRNA Steering Committee. America is heading toward a class confrontation. Every facet of society is beginning to polarize. Underlying it all is the qualitative change in the economy and the resulting

[Marxism-Thaxis] Human mind: The Key to Revolution . . . Free yo mind and yo ass will follow

2008-12-24 Thread Waistline2
Editorial: The Key to Revolution Humans learning to create fire by friction laid the foundations for an entirely new world. No longer bound (or protected) by the natural laws of the animal kingdom, mankind had to learn to think. The long painful bloody journey from superstition to

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] specific help requested

2008-12-24 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 12/25/2008 2:20:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jann...@gmail.com writes: Second and most likely last follow up: Starting with Hegel's dialectic, we could go very nicely to Feuerbach and Bruner, and then on to Marx--but also Kierkegaard as well. I've never approached

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] specific help requested

2008-12-24 Thread Waistline2
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-LiberationTheology.html Liberation Theology From: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | Date: 1997 | Author: JOHN BOWKER | © The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997.

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] specific help requested

2008-12-24 Thread Waistline2
Liberation Theology after the End of History: The Refusal to Cease Suffering by Daniel M. Bell Jr.. 212 pgs. Read the complete book Liberation Theology after the End of History: The Refusal to Cease Suffering by becoming a questia.com member. Choose a membership plan to an academic-level

[Marxism-Thaxis] Pension Funds Collapse: The End of Retirement?

2008-12-19 Thread Waistline2
_http://www.alternet.org/workplace/113981/_ (http://www.alternet.org/workplace/113981/) Pension Funds Collapse: The End of Retirement? By Shamus Cooke, Information Clearing House. Posted December 19, 2008 Unless things change fast, human history will show that the phenomenon of

[Marxism-Thaxis] Truth behind the Citigroup Bank Nationalization

2008-12-19 Thread Waistline2
The Truth behind the Citigroup Bank Nationalization by F William Engdahl Global Research (November 24 2008) On Friday November 21, the world came within a hair's breadth of the most colossal financial collapse in history according to bankers on the inside of events with whom we have

[Marxism-Thaxis] After Losses, Pensions Ask for a Change

2008-12-18 Thread Waistline2
After Losses, Pensions Ask for a Change By Mary Williams Walsh - November 20, 2008 - New York Times, A1 Stung by outsize investment losses, some of the nation’s biggest companies are pushing Congress to roll back rules requiring them to put more money into their pension funds, just two

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Left-Wing Communism: an Infantile Disorder

2008-12-17 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 12/17/2008 9:22:36 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, charl...@cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us writes: Vladimir Lenin’s Left-Wing Communism: an Infantile Disorder http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1920/lwc/index.htm

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Colossus with Feet of Clay

2008-12-15 Thread Waistline2
Speaking of feet and then shoes. The guy that threw his gym shoes - one at a time, at Bush W. I been laughing my ass off for the past two days, every time I think about it. Waistline **Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place.

[Marxism-Thaxis] Pension Fund Crisis in the US

2008-12-15 Thread Waistline2
Massive Pension Fund Crisis in the US By Henry C.K. Liu This article appeared in AToL on October 31, 2008 as: Balck Hole Gapes for Pensions More than three years before the current financial crisis, in a series Greenspan, the Wizard of Bubbleland that began on September 14, 2005, I

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Pension Fund Crisis in the US

2008-12-15 Thread Waistline2
_waistli...@aol.com_ (mailto:waistli...@aol.com) 12/15/2008 4:30 PM Massive Pension Fund Crisis in the US This article appeared in AToL on October 31, 2008 as: Black Hole Gapes for Pensions Greenspan, the Wizard of Bubbleland that began on September 14, 2005, I warned: Through

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Why is Nationalization A Dirty Word in America?

2008-12-12 Thread Waistline2
I think if nationalization is the inevitable path that is coming for the government-industry relationship, then better the auto companies be allowed to go bankrupt first. CJ Comment What is the rationale for bankruptcy as the prelude to nationalization, rather than simply nationalize

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] CALL TO ACTION

2008-12-12 Thread Waistline2
Question: Is not the document below time specific or was it written eight years ago? And is this not attorney Glotta of the National Lawyers Guide? I have a copy of his latest book: The Road To Hell Is Not Paid with Good Intentions. Waistline In a message dated 12/12/2008 2:30:46 P.M.

[Marxism-Thaxis] Coming soon to U.S., 1 million jobs lost every month

2008-12-10 Thread Waistline2
_http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Coming_soon_to_U.S._1_million_1207.html_ (http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Coming_soon_to_U.S._1_million_1207.html) Coming soon to U.S., 1 million jobs lost every month: ReportStephen C. Webster Published: Sunday December 7, 2008 Print This Email This

[Marxism-Thaxis] Obama Victory Historic!

2008-12-09 Thread Waistline2
The defeat of John McCain and Sarah Palin was a victory for the workers of America and the workers of America and indeed the world, understands this clearly. But, this defeat is not the end, and if anything at all, the beginning of the battle to shape a different kind of consciousness

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Bridge loan to Detroit 3 cheaper

2008-12-08 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 12/8/2008 5:00:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: Charles... tell us... do you give a fuck about anyone else in the world's economic/physical health and well-being besides your UAW union 'friends'? If so, how do you

[Marxism-Thaxis] Chicago workers occupy plant

2008-12-06 Thread Waistline2
Hopefully a first salvo of the fightback. -- Yoshie _http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/ue061208.html_ (http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/ue061208.html) UE Members in Chicago Need Our Help! UE Local 1110 members in Chicago who work at Republic Windows and Doors, are now engaged in a battle with

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] What form would nationalization take ?

2008-12-05 Thread Waistline2
MICHAEL MOORE: SAVE THE AUTO INDUSTRY AND KICK ITS CEOS TO THE CURB By Michael Moore, MichaelMoore.com _http://www.alternet.org/workplace/110051/_ (http://www.alternet.org/workplace/110051/) 1. Transporting Americans is and should be one of the most important functions our government

[Marxism-Thaxis] Auto notes and comments

2008-12-04 Thread Waistline2
Earlier today I watched the government hearing on the auto bailouts in their entirety and then watched Chris Matthews “hardball” news program featuring various spokesperson in government and Chrysler CEO. Chrysler’s CEO - for instance, presented a 120 page document out lining its need for $7

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Nationalize GM

2008-12-03 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 12/3/2008 3:12:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Waistline2 at aol.com Comment By communists and socialist advocacy, in the context of this article - Nationalize GM, is meant the demand for food, housing (expansion of section

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Nationalize GM

2008-12-02 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 12/2/2008 4:20:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now it the time for communists and socialist advocacy. ^^^ CB: Now and always Comment By communists and socialist advocacy, in the context of this article - Nationalize

[Marxism-Thaxis] Now the work begins

2008-12-02 Thread Waistline2
full: _http://www.lrna.org/2-pt/v18ed6art3.html_ (http://www.lrna.org/2-pt/v18ed6art3.html) The defeat of John McCain and Sarah Palin was a victory for the workers of America. But, this defeat is not the end. It has simply opened the door for the next step in the battle for real change in

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] auto notes and the crisis (2)

2008-11-29 Thread Waistline2
Today new labor-replacing technology, in the form of robots and computers, is destroying the industrial economy as it existed in the past century and the society built around it. Workers throughout the state of Michigan, this country, and the world are being discarded from the capitalist

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] III. FINANCE CAPITAL AND THE FINANCIAL OLIGARCHY

2008-11-29 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 11/26/2008 11:59:06 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism A POPULAR OUTLINE -- --

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] III. FINANCE CAPITAL AND THE FINANCIAL OLIGARCHY

2008-11-29 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 11/26/2008 11:59:06 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism A POPULAR OUTLINE -- --

[Marxism-Thaxis] Crash course on crisis

2008-11-27 Thread Waistline2
The Nuremberg School of Wertkritik has produced a leaflet on the crisis, now available in English: _http://www.krisis.org/2008/crash-course_ (http://www.krisis.org/2008/crash-course) Crash Course Why the collapsing of the financial bubble is not the fault of greedy bankers and why there

[Marxism-Thaxis] auto notes and the crisis

2008-11-27 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 11/21/2008 9:52:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: Doesn't the use of robotics and non human labor significantly cut the value put into cars? On the auto bailout. At this point, what percentage of the Big 3's work

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Rise of New Parties: Lessons from History

2008-11-11 Thread Waistline2
The Rise of New Parties: Lessons from History Politics is undergoing major change in this country. The corporatization of government has placed severe limits on what the politicians and the two major corporate parties can do. At the same time, the vast majority of Americans face the

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Caucasians

2008-11-06 Thread Waistline2
Correct. Race is not a valid _biological_category. It is a valid historical category. Which shows that history is a delusion? Looking at that mail from BO, it seems possible. Guy thinks 'we' (I guess that is the same as McCain's 'my friends') just made history and he hasn't even become

[Marxism-Thaxis] Massive Pension Fund Crisis in the US

2008-11-02 Thread Waistline2
Massive Pension Fund Crisis in the US By Henry C.K. Liu This article appeared in AToL on October 31, 2008 as: Balck Hole Gapes for Pensions More than three years before the current financial crisis, in a series Greenspan, the Wizard of Bubbleland that began on September 14, 2005, I

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] my weekend in real virginia

2008-10-31 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 10/31/2008 2:39:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 1. Another account of the Melungeons of Appalachia, from a left perspective (though please note I'm not here and now endorsing the editorial line that the general site takes on race in America).

[Marxism-Thaxis] Part II: Treasury’s “Tr oubled Assets Relief Program” in Trouble

2008-10-29 Thread Waistline2
Full: _http://henryckliu.com/page172.html_ (http://henryckliu.com/page172.html) By now, it is becoming clear that government policy has been mostly focused on maintaining asset price at levels that the market has rejected. Logic suggests that such a policy will result in hyperinflation at

[Marxism-Thaxis] Racist statement against Michelle Obama

2008-10-16 Thread Waistline2
Star Jones Reynolds responds to Bill O'Reilly/Fox News about Michelle Obama! Worth reading... Below is Star Jones' informed and provocative response to Bill O'Reilly's comment about 'having a lynching party for Michelle Obama if he finds out that she truly has no pride in her

[Marxism-Thaxis] Race and class

2008-10-12 Thread Waistline2
Crossing Over As the U.S. Economy Sputters, Working-Class Women Shift to Obama By JONATHAN KAUFMAN Wall Street Journal October 11 2008 KOKOMO, Ind. -- Last month, in this once-sturdy auto town of 60,000, two white women sounded off at a union hall when talk turned to politics. I feel like a

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Race and class

2008-10-12 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 10/12/2008 7:11:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: I wonder how much I should feel encouraged by this desperate shift of ignorant white women toward Obama. I suspect white Americans are idiots by and large, but because

[Marxism-Thaxis] New York county prints ‘Barack Osama’ on ballots

2008-10-11 Thread Waistline2
CNN) — Some are calling it a Freudian slip. Everyone’s calling it a big mistake. Hundreds of absentee ballots sent to voters in New York State’s Rensselaer County, near Albany, were printed with Barack Obama’s last name spelled as “ Osama, the Albany Times Union reports. County elections

[Marxism-Thaxis] Interview With Green Party Presidential Candidate

2008-10-11 Thread Waistline2
The People's Tribune submitted questions to Presidential candidate Cynthia Mc Kinney and the Green Party Campaign. We received these answers. See our website for the complete interview at _http://www.peoplestribune.org_ (http://www.peoplestribune.org) . People's Tribune: Please summarize

[Marxism-Thaxis] The white chauvinist backlash

2008-10-11 Thread Waistline2
The white backlash in national election campaigns is the inevitable result of American history and specifically the role of the African American people, in American history. Senator John McCain is the focal point of the reactionary white chauvinist backlash. Interestingly enough, the

[Marxism-Thaxis] An interview with Nelson Peery, auth or of ‘Black Radical’

2008-10-11 Thread Waistline2
An interview with Nelson Peery, author of ‘Black Radical’ By Patrick R. Saunders March 2008 _http://www.peoplestribune.org/PT.2008.03/PT.2008.03.8.html_ (http://www.peoplestribune.org/PT.2008.03/PT.2008.03.8.html) The following is an interview with Nelson Peery, author of the new book,

[Marxism-Thaxis] Why the Bailout Won't Work and What We Need to Do

2008-10-10 Thread Waistline2
Why the Bailout Won't Work and What We Need to Do As this edition of the People's Tribune goes to press, the government has just approved the $700 billion bailout of the banks and other wealthy speculators. Among the people there is a mixture of anger and fear - anger that the

[Marxism-Thaxis] Elections 2008: Let’s Declar e Our independence from the Corporations

2008-10-10 Thread Waistline2
Elections 2008: Let’s Declare Our independence from the Corporations As this is being written, the 2008 presidential election is just a few weeks away. The country is sliding deeper into a terrible economic crisis. This will probably be one of the most important elections in the country’s

[Marxism-Thaxis] America's Right-Wing Zealots

2008-10-09 Thread Waistline2
America's Right-Wing Zealots Will Not Fade Away Thursday 09 October 2008 by: Steve Weissman, t r u t h o u t | Perspective In 1964, Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona ran for president as a rock-ribbed conservative who yearned to roll back both the Soviet Empire and FDR's New Deal. He

[Marxism-Thaxis] Steel Workers President: Against racism - in support of Obama, Video

2008-10-07 Thread Waistline2
www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/04/union-president-defends-o_n_131954.html **New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew0002)

[Marxism-Thaxis] Obama and terrorist friendship charge: Who is Bill Ayer? April 2008 article

2008-10-07 Thread Waistline2
Ayers, 63, spent 10 years as a fugitive in the 1970s when he was part of the Weather Underground, an anti-Vietnam War group that protested U.S. policies by bombing the Pentagon, U.S. Capitol and a string of other government buildings. Nobody was hurt in the attacks by the defunct

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Obama and terrorist friendship charge: Bill Ayer

2008-10-07 Thread Waistline2
The Internet is wonderful. Anyone desiring to know the basis and substance of the charges against Senator Obama concerning Mr. Bill Ayer, can simply look up the facts on the Internet. I went to billayer.org and several other avenues of information available on line. As a communist more

[Marxism-Thaxis] Theory of Revolution

2008-10-07 Thread Waistline2
2) And he (along with the Stalinists) left a terrible heritage -- the delusion that there could be a general theory of revolution. There cannot be. Every revolution is separate and only in the most banal ways will resemble any other revolution. Each requires New Thought. CB: Yes,

[Marxism-Thaxis] Presidential debate 2: Obama falters McCain the winner

2008-10-07 Thread Waistline2
Well, the wife said and I agree with it, that Obama stumbled and falter and seemed like an amateur. The most disheartening answer both candidates offered was their reply to the question should health car be treated as a commodity? Both candidates refused to answer the question and opted

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Voting for Obama - yep.

2008-10-04 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 10/3/2008 10:29:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: Nobody intelligent is suggesting voting against a candidate because he's labeled bourgeois. The issue at stake is the One party with two right wings (Gore Vidal)

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] A note sent to Marxmial - nationalization of banks

2008-10-02 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 10/2/2008 5:49:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What is depressing about events around the legislation is this. If I remember correctly, something like 90% of Americans supported the Bushwa's attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq, and something like 90%

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] nationalization/centralization of credit - 1872 preface

2008-10-02 Thread Waistline2
However much that state of things may have altered during the last twenty-five years, the general principles laid down in the Manifesto are, on the whole, as correct today as ever. Here and there, some detail might be improved. The practical application of the principles will depend, as

[Marxism-Thaxis] Voting for Obama - yep.

2008-10-02 Thread Waistline2
I watched the Vice Presidential debate with my wife in its entirety. Govern Palin is scary and revealed her fascist streak in suggesting the expansion of the Vice President's role beyond the executive branch into the legislative function of government. I thought at first that she

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Then: was 600, 000 workers. Now: 50, 000 General Motors

2008-10-01 Thread Waistline2
:In a message dated 10/1/2008 6:19:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: Well, 48 years ago - say half a century ago, America was a very different country, from several points of view. Part of the conclusion of this article states: Yeah, that

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] A note sent to Marxmial

2008-10-01 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 10/1/2008 6:16:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What a clusterfuck that would be. About the only thing the handful of 'writers' could agree on would be how brilliant they are (but they would be too dumb to realize they were actually agreeing so they

[Marxism-Thaxis] Congressional Black Caucus divided on $700 billion bailout

2008-09-30 Thread Waistline2
_http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/2008/09/cbc-members-oppose-bailout-bil-001186. php_ (http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/2008/09/cbc-members-oppose-bailout-bil-001186.php) Members of the Congressional Black Caucus were divided on the proposed $700 billion bailout plan that failed in Congress

[Marxism-Thaxis] A note sent to Marxmial

2008-09-30 Thread Waistline2
Dear comrades, someone has suggested on Marxmail that the members of that list should begin to draft a clear document on the current crisis, for general distribution among the people of the US of America. I believe that this is a very good idea. It would mean a step ahead in the meaning of

[Marxism-Thaxis] essay on current crisis

2008-09-30 Thread Waistline2
The following essay tries to put the current crisis in perspective. Any comments are very welcome. Hans. In order to understand the response to the crisis by the US Administration, and in order to develop possible alternatives, we have to see the present credit crisis in conjunction

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