On Sun, Nov 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM, Ed George wrote: > > One can define whatever one wants, but this is not how the people who have > attributed an "immiseration" thesis to Marx use the word.
Just to clarify, I am *not* defending "how the people who have attributed an "immiseration" thesis to Marx use the word." I am advocating not throwing out the baby with the bath water. There is a danger of going too far in the other direction while trying to defend Marx from unwarranted scorn. We can agree that Marx did not say what his detractors claim he said and still leave room for dialogue about what he actually said. The sources I rely on are exclusively post-1851 and primarily successive drafts of Capital. It is not a coincidence that the Marx detractors often situate themselves in the Manifesto , just as many followers of Marx do. Marx's deep engagement with British political economy sharpened his analysis profoundly, and in some cases, modified it. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#39297): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/39297 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/116301050/21656 -=-=- 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]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
