Re: New Democratic World

2002-03-25 Thread Chris Burford
At 23/03/02 09:11 +, I wrote: At 21/03/02 14:12 -0600, you wrote: Sabri Oncu wrote: > > As far as I can see, we are about to engage in the same old fight > between reformists and revolutionaries(not necessarily > "Marxist-Leninists"). I am sure everybody here heard enough of > such fights, s

Re: New Democratic World

2002-03-23 Thread Chris Burford
At 21/03/02 14:12 -0600, you wrote: >Sabri Oncu wrote: > > > > As far as I can see, we are about to engage in the same old fight > > between reformists and revolutionaries(not necessarily > > "Marxist-Leninists"). I am sure everybody here heard enough of > > such fights, so let us leave this at

Re: Re: New Democratic World

2002-03-21 Thread Carrol Cox
Sabri Oncu wrote: > > As far as I can see, we are about to engage in the same old fight > between reformists and revolutionaries(not necessarily > "Marxist-Leninists"). I am sure everybody here heard enough of > such fights, so let us leave this at that. > Whether the fight takes that form or

Re: New Democratic World

2002-03-21 Thread Sabri Oncu
Chris writes: > This question concretely becomes one of whether > the major transnational financial corporations > would oppose a more peaceful, juster world. Not > necessarily. They would be treacherous friends. > They might tolerate a small measure of regulation > in order to continue to extact

Re: New Democratic World

2002-03-20 Thread Chris Burford
At 20/03/02 15:01 -0800, Sabri wrote: >Chris writes: > > > Therefore as far as world politics are concerned, > > I am probably essentially calling for a sort of new > > democracy, which involves progressive class > > alliances, ie a national democratic stage which ideally > > would not be dominat

Re: New Democratic World

2002-03-20 Thread Sabri Oncu
Chris writes: > Therefore as far as world politics are concerned, > I am probably essentially calling for a sort of new > democracy, which involves progressive class > alliances, ie a national democratic stage which ideally > would not be dominated by the progressive bourgeoisie. > > Concrete wor

New Democratic World (was: UK majority against attack on Iraq)

2002-03-19 Thread Chris Burford
At 19/03/02 21:41 Sabri wrote: >Mine writes: > > > am i wrong in assuming that Burford always finds a > > tricky way to apologize imperialism? > >This is not my reading of Chris, Mine. I have no doubts about >Chris' sincerity. He is as concerned as the rest of us, in my >opinion, of course. What