That last point makes sense --- Marx and Engels believed capitalism had a "historic mission" to so develop the "Forces of Production" so as to bring the economy to the point where a truly communist society (where "artificial scarcity" had been abolished) were possible.
NOT SO SURE how this fit with Marx's references to "metabolic rift" that John B. Foster emphasizes, however. >From a 21st century perspective -- Capitalism long ago passed that historic mission achievement and has started to devour the ability of the earth to sustain life --- and (hate to be SUCH a pessimist) it may be that capitalism has pushed the eco-system to the brink of destroying much life on the planet --- Those of us who aren't young children will not see that but our grandkids certainly will .... unless of course there really is basic change ... On Mon, Jan 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM Mark Baugher via groups.io <mark= [email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Jan 27, 2025, at 4:04 AM, sartesian via groups.io <sartesian= > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I interpret "No direct interest" as tactical, not strategic, and Engels > cited Marx's support for untaxed trade and open markets (aka "free trade") > in a particular historical conjuncture. > > Mark > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34877): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/34877 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/110809626/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
