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It sounds like vulgar Marxism. - Amith On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 9:55 PM, Joseph Catron <jncat...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 9:38 PM, A.R. G <amithrgu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Are we really to believe that in this quagmire of setbacks, shifting >> loyalties, etc, it is not possible for US policymakers to have made >> irrational moves? >> > > Course not. They're like gods, don't you know? > > >> What if leftists succeed in getting the elites to make concessions that >> contradict their class interests? >> > > I think the flaw in the logic you're critiquing, aside from its assumption > of infallibility (which some of them would probably make fun of Catholics > for attributing to just one guy!), is a vast exaggeration of the coherence > and unity of elite interests. I mean, they're actually in competition with > each other, which means that things work to the benefit of some and the > detriment of others rather often. I don't know what could be more obvious > than that. > > -- > "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen > lytlað." > _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
