Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] A. Mani : Re : 2/3rd ...

2005-04-03 Thread Oudeyis
Greetings, I have considerable doubts about nature's political economic bias. Baran and Sweezy once made the same observation (I forget where and haven't time to check it out) but that was before Chernobyl. On the other hand B & S apparently forgot some of the more destructive features of Stalin's

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] 2/3 of world's resources 'used up' - Food

2005-04-03 Thread Waistline2
"The weapon of critique indeed cannot replace the critique of weapons; material force must be overthrown by material force, but the theory becomes a material force once it gets hold of men. Theory is capable of getting hold of men once it demonstrates its truth with regard to man, once it becom

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] 2/3 of world's resources 'used up' - Food

2005-04-03 Thread Waistline2
"Over the past 50 years, humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than at any time in human history, largely to meet rapidly growing demands for food, fresh water, timber and fibre," the reports says. The full costs of this are only now becoming apparent. Some 15 of t