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I am typing this with one finger at the airport. I have been on the road for over a month (seems longer) and I haven't had time or regular internet access to put in a proper post. But the latest Roberts piece on Venezuela did call for a comment. It struck me as if he had given it away and was waiting for the "inevitable" military coup. This goes for me to the heart of my disagreements with Roberts, brilliant and all that he is. It seems to me that there is streak of determinism in his approach. Probably this is due to his adherence to the need to isolate a LAW that will enable him to predict. There is I think, a tendency in this approach to forget that all laws are tendencies that operate in open systems(see Bhaskar). in any case the fate of the Bolivarian Revolution will be decided in struggle and the price of commodities will be only one factor in determining the outcome. Will try and return to this if there is any interest. comradely Gary _________________________________________________________ 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
