[Marxism-Thaxis] Is there a political crisis in the U.S. rulingclass ?

2008-02-25 Thread Charles Brown
Dear Charles, could you please concretize your theory of the subversion of the Democrats by working class forces? The unions´ bureaucracy is not a glaring example of workers´ - and even if the democrats were subverted what does it mean for the elites = ruling class? Excuse a Central European

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Is there a political crisis in the U.S.

2008-02-19 Thread Charles Brown
CeJ I would say the success of McCain and Obama point to the alternative theory: the ruling class is trying very hard to avoid a crisis. CB: So you see the ruling class headed for crisis if they don't avoid it ? ^ The people who are going line up to back McCain want, seriously, a

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Is there a political crisis in the U.S.

2008-02-19 Thread CeJ
I would say the success of McCain and Obama point to the alternative theory: the ruling class is trying very hard to avoid a crisis. The people who are going line up to back McCain want, seriously, a trillion dollars spent every year on the military. Obama hasn't explained any at all what he would

[Marxism-Thaxis] Is there a political crisis in the U.S. ruling class ?

2008-02-17 Thread Charles Brown
Is there a political crisis in the U.S. ruling class ? One wonders whether the Bush-Cheney regime has spear-headed a political train wreck for the world leading U.S. ruling class, opening up possibilities for working class advance. Bush has extremely low approval ratings, and is significantly

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Is there a political crisis in the U.S. rulingclass ?

2008-02-17 Thread steiger2001
Dear Charles, could you please concretize your theory of the subversion of the Democrats by working class forces? The unions´ bureaucracy is not a glaring example of workers´ - and even if the democrats were subverted what does it mean for the elites = ruling class? Excuse a Central European

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Is there a political crisis in the U.S. ruling class ?

2008-02-17 Thread Ralph Dumain
The conclusion is demonstrable absurd. There is a political crisis a-brewing, but the working class will not take advantage of it. Furthermore, the tremendous distraction of Clinton/Obama will be brought down to earth once the convention is over and the victor faces off against McCain. There