Jerry Levy quoted everyone else and then wrote, >To say that capitalism is "odd", by itself, is not a very meaningful >statement. For Marx, the object was to discover the _logic_ of capitalism >("the economic law of motion of modern society"), rather than mere >oddities. It is easy enough to talk about "oddities" -- more difficult is >developing a systematic analysis of why what appears only to be odd >represents a necessary form of appearance of capital inherent in the >value-form. > >While discussion of "oddities" is a (sometimes) amusing and interesting >pastime, the task of political economy is to penetrate beyond the veil >of both the "odd" and the "normal." I agree entirely with Jerry's first paragraph and can only laugh at his second. What ever could have "aroused" Jerry to such "seminal" thought? Regards, Tom Walker ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ knoW Ware Communications | Vancouver, B.C., CANADA | "Only in mediocre art [EMAIL PROTECTED] | does life unfold as fate." (604) 669-3286 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The TimeWork Web: http://mindlink.net/knowware/worksite.htm