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Does anyone care to refute the below, which I consider to be almost total nonsense, before I do? I sincerely hope somebody else finds Paddy's remarks as antithetical to Marxism as I do. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paddy Apling" <e.c.apl...@btinternet.com> But, for a primitive economy like China's the revolutionary possibilities > of capitalism > are the obvious choice for improving the economy - and the lives of the > mass > of > the population, PROVIDED it can be controlled by strong leadership of a > Marxist-inspired Communist party. > > And THIS is to me is the route the Chinese leadership has chosen - an > experiment > never tried before, apart from the short-lived New Economic Policy of > Lenin's last > years. A really new phenomenon = Communist-controlled capitalism. > > In my view it has a much greater possibility of success than the > autartichal, but > inspiring Stekhanovite movement, [involving a minute fraction of the huge > population] development of the Soviet Union, hamstrung as it was by > the contiuous threat of external invasion. > > China, without provoking militauist intervention, is becoming [has already > become] such a major player in the world econmy that the US imperialists > do > not dare to enter into miltary conflict with it - what a contrast this is > to > the problems which beset the Soviet Umion in the 1930s and which, > nevertheless, they managed to contend with sufficent prowess to "tear the > guts out of the Nazi war machine". > > The difference in setting is also that the Bolsheviks seized power from a > decayed autocracy in the middle of a war - and with little class support > apart from general opposition to the war - whereas the Chinese leadership > had a whole generation remembering the struggles for national liberation, > led by that Communist Party, against the Japenese invasion - which leads > them to support whatever it suggests is the best way foward. > > In my view the prospects are bright for a new successful development of > Marxism and Communism.. > > Paddy > ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
