Frederick dear, Far be it from me to get into a debate about the semantics of Marxism with you. I have and always will be a committed capitalist. There is no need to thank me for my "practical help." In capitalism everything bears fruit in its own time. Capitalism has its own zen theory. However getting back to England, we have a lot of Goan bulbuls here known to flap their wings but seldom fly. Incidentally, your nostalgic rendering of life in Goa kudds might be coloured by your need to believe that there is such a thing as a free lunch in life. However, a closer analysis of these kudds will reveal that they reveled in the basic capitalistic principle of exploitation of labour. Cheap labour coming in from Goan villages was immediately funneled onto ships and factories. Nobody did this service for free. There were recruiting agents attached to every kudd, who exacted their pound of flesh. The idea that kudds created "social capital" without a cost is utterly and dismally misguided. Best, selma
