RE: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: Re: We are what's left

2002-04-02 Thread Forstater, Mathew
tter. Mat -Original Message- From: Max Sawicky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 1:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEN-L:24586] RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: Re: We are what's left I appreciate the elaboration on Smith's moral philosophy, but the context o

RE: RE: Re: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: Re: We are what's left

2002-04-02 Thread Max Sawicky
The observation about the populist theme of "the many and the few," in contrast to class, is accurate. So much the worse for hackneyed class analysis. ("Workers and peasants of the Bronx!") The way the Pops chose to 'unrig' the market included a) nationalizing the railroads; b) co-ops allowing

RE: Re: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: Re: We are what's left

2002-04-02 Thread Devine, James
Michael Perelman writes:>I would say, Max, that while Smith may not approve of the populists, the populists saw themselves as in line with a Smithian interpretation of the world.< the above makes sense to me: in the U.S., at least, the late 19th century Populist movement was one of the "little gu

Re: RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: Re: We are what's left

2002-04-02 Thread Michael Perelman
I would say, Max, that while Smith may not approve of the populists, the populists saw themselves as in line with a Smithian interpretation of the world. On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 02:30:26PM -0500, Max Sawicky wrote: > I appreciate the elaboration on Smith's moral philosophy, > but the context of t

RE: RE: RE: Re: Re: RE: Re: We are what's left

2002-04-02 Thread Max Sawicky
I appreciate the elaboration on Smith's moral philosophy, but the context of this discussion was whether Nader and populists were more like Smith than not. My clipped summary of Smith emphasized the contrast. No embroidery of Smith's moral thought can find any contact with the basic thrust of pol