On 8/8/06, michael a. lebowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This argument, which leads into looking at Mandela and Mbeki through > the concept of Bonapartism, is precisely what concerns me about the > way the concept is being used lately. It suggests that the emergence > of any figure over and above the contending parties (and presumably > independent) is the result of the contested equilibrium rather than, > for example, Plan B for one of those classes in conflict.
On 8/7/06, Yoshie Furuhashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In the case of South Africa, it looks to me to be the bourgeoisie's Plan _A_ for post-Apartheid settlement. It's been a solid plan for them, unfortunately for the economically disenfranchised in South Africa.
Plan B, of course, is a substitute for abortion, in this case aborting more radical change. -- Jim Devine / "In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in economics, it's the exact opposite." --- Paul Dirac [edited]
