Michael, First, I sense I may have personally offended you, and/or others. That is not at all my intention.
But regarding Marx's statement addressing the First International.... Marx's makes lots of statements that may or may not be consistent with the focus of the great body of his work....for example, there's the remark on the possibility of a Russian exceptionalism and agricultural commune-ism. My view is that Marx intends, and accomplishes, a "radical" demystification of political economy, identifying it's root, and the source for all its branches, in the class relations of society. Upon that platform, Marx analyzes the conditions for the overthrow of those relations, and consequently his work should not be regarded as a substitute, alternative, or even "radical" political economy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael a. lebowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <PEN-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 11:56 PM Subject: Re: [PEN-L] dicta
