I could not disagree more. Marxism is based on recognition of class struggle. All outcomes are the result of opposing forces, and not only therefore not functional but in fact unpredictable except to the extent a preponderance of power, numbers, force of arms or resources and organization are clearly on one side or the other.
Further, Marx's descriptions of the dynamics of capital in "Capital " are not functionalist, they are an explanation of the LOGIC of capital, a logic the creates tendencies in the real world but which does not in itself create outcomes, since in the real world class struggle by workers, and other real world factors make the capitalist tendencies difficult to achieve. See my chapter, "Why Globalization Failed," in my book "Looking Over the Abyss " for a fuller explanation of how Marxist categories are to be applied to real world phenomena. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#39265): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/39265 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/116300941/21656 -=-=- 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]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
