I did not intend to be a censor, but I did not think that it would do much good to
rehash our
old arguments. The debate between Jim and Lou was interesting.
I recall how Marx scrupulously tried to avoid discussions about how to organize the
future,
since it would just set off squabbling.
At the same time, we need to be able to project a vision to make socialism sound
attractive.
I tend to agree with Louis that, within this venue, we will probably not make much
headway in
discovering the best form of socialism. In our previous attempts we certainly did not
get
very far.
But then, we still have a lot to do in communicating a better understanding of the
problems
with existing capitalism. Within our own group, only Doug Henwood, the much lamented
Max
Sawicky, Mark Weisbrot, Robert Naiman, and recently Seth S. in his Common Dreams
posting seem
to have much success in communicating with a broader audience. Apologies to those
whom I
overlooked.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
