Jim Farmelant wrote: > > > On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:41:54 +0900 CeJ <jann...@gmail.com> writes: > >> > > I guess if the project hadn't been authoritarian, it would have ben > > more 'efficient' and yielded enough bombs to wipe out even more of > > Japan. > >
No, it would have been _less_ efficient. No one would, I thin, argue otherwise. But _efficiency_ is a stupid criterion for human activity. It constitutes what I call the Trap of the Present -- a trap glorified by Bernstein (The Movement is Everything) and decisively condemned by Luxemburg in her speeches at the a898 Converence of the SPD. Some former members of the SWP like to quote Cannon to the effect that "The art of politics is knowing what to do next," which is just another way of featureing efficiency rather than intelligence in political thinking. Carrol _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
