Re: how to lead the revolution

2003-08-14 Thread Doug Henwood
Michael Perelman wrote: I have a sense that we tend to discuss radical economic strategy for other countries -- and probably for our own -- with a tone that sounds like books that tell people how to raise children or win the affection of others. Aren't radical economists supposed to have the

Re: how to lead the revolution

2003-08-14 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 8/11/03 6:53:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have a sense that we tend to discuss radical economic strategy for other countries -- and probably for our own -- with a tone that sounds like books that tell people how to raise children or win the

Re: how to lead the revolution

2003-08-14 Thread Mike Ballard
My assumption is that a socialist revolution will have to be made by the workers themselves--to paraphrase the principles of the First International. As most wage-slaves are not revolutionary, leadership would come from those workers who are class conscious. In short, communist workers lead

Re: how to lead the revolution

2003-08-12 Thread Michael Perelman
I think that there are different levels of specificity in answers. It is easy to say that a more equitable tax system or less military spending would make the economy work better. It is less easy to say what Jamaica, to use your example, should do, when its options are far less open. Clinton