> . . . > On the second thought, however, that seems to confirm one of the fundamental > points of Marx's critique of capitalism: that the system operates on its own > logic that is rather independent of virtues and vices of individual > capitalists. It follows that even a devout anti-capitalist is bound to > behave like a capitalist when he/she is put in control of the means of > production. That, BTW, is a reminder to much of today's Left, not to > mention Ben-and-Jerryesque "bleeding hearts" and reformers, who seem to be > pretty Dickensian in their desire to improve the system by requesting more > virtuous functionaries of the system. Are you there, Max? You must be talking about some other Max. Max =================================================== Max B. Sawicky Economic Policy Institute [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1660 L Street, NW 202-775-8810 (voice) Ste. 1200 202-775-0819 (fax) Washington, DC 20036 http://epn.org/sawicky Opinions above do not necessarily reflect the views of anyone associated with the Economic Policy Institute other than this writer. ===================================================
