"As long as private owners control the means of production, they won't have anything to worry about."
This is silly. It is true that as long as X exists X exists. Concretely, often in the past capitalists have been worried when there was no cause for worry. Joseph Kennedy back in 1935 or so said that he would be willing to give up half his money if he could enjoy the rest in peace. THAT was worry indeed. One of the major sources of Nazi strength was the "worry" of German capitalists. (That was NOT the cause or source of fascist or Nazi movements, but it was a necessary element in their taking power.) The War on drugs and the increase in police power and independence stemming from it was at least in part the result of capitalist worry brought on by the movements of the '60s. Obama's aggressive policies in Africa perhaps stem from capitalist worries that resistance might grow there. Carrol _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
