Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Chavez returns

2002-04-14 Thread Hugh Rodwell
Dave wrote: On 14 Apr 2002 at 9:22, Chris Burford wrote: The forces of Chavez would have every right now to impose a dictatorship of the proletariat, hopefully nuanced in the way Hal Draper has argued, as emergency dicatatorial powers. There are already reports that the events of the

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Land

2002-04-14 Thread Hugh Rodwell
Chris wrote: At 14/04/02 12:57 +0200, Hugh wrote: The key might well be the land question. If Chavez pushes through a real land reform and even (which is most unlikely) nationalizes the land, then all hell will break loose all over the continent. I presume Hugh's intervention was mainly

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Sharpening class contradictions

2002-01-21 Thread Hugh Rodwell
Jim F writes re doom gloom scenarios for the list just as the world is regrouping (my brief comments below): That raises the issue lie this once thriving list has seemed to have slipped into senescence and may well be ready to die a natural death. Long time subscribers may recall that this