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2009/11/24 S. Artesian: This is a touching commentary which ignores the significant question: Why did the wall fall? Why, if it was a wall erected to protect the workers, was there no organized movement of workers to defend the wall? Of course, we might ask the same thing about the "workers states." In fact, we have to ask the same question about the so-called workers states. Dogan: From historical point of view your question, as important as it is, is a secondaty one. The primary question is why did the left in general not suceed save these first socialists attempt. I say primary question because the same mistakes the left made in that period of time are likely to be made today in relation to Venezuela. If Venezuela fails it would be the failure of the left in general. Therefore I support Venezuela without any precondition as Clara Zetkin supported the Soviet Union. ---------- Dogan Göcmen (http://dogangocmen.wordpress.com/) Author of The Adam Smith Problem: Reconciling Human Nature and Society in The Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations, I. B. Tauris, London&New York 2007 ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
