Re: Re: Re: Re: reform and rev

[Carrol Cox]

Michael Perelman wrote:
> 
> Ian, Marx posited that capitalism would work that way for a while, but
> that the contradictions would accumulate and then ...., but then, it has
> not yet happened, except in the USSR, China ...
> 

"If you don't hit it, it won't fall." Mao.

I rather suspect that capitalism can be depended on periodically to tear
itself apart -- but it can also be depended on to put itself back
together unless there is a political force that can overthrow it in at
least a few nations substantial enough to defend themselves. Unless we
really do think that History (with the uppercase H) is some sort of
divinity, we can't guarantee the appearance of such a force. We can work
for it and see what happens.

(Of course it can also destroy the environment irreparably. I don't see
any guarantee against that either.)

Carrol