Date: 30 Jun 97 23:50:31 EDT
From: neil <74742.1651-AT-CompuServe.COM>
Subject: M-I: state capitalism


dear friends,

Louis P. needs to stop his whining against 
these good hard fought debates about 
the demise of  state capitalist regimes
and the nature of socialism and workers 
rule.

Honest debates as these are the healthy 
political cells that can help  re-invigorate
the new workers movement that must 
be re-built out of the next wave of working
class struggles on a world scale.

If we cant understand what went wrong  in 
the old "communist" movement how can we 
ever move forward to build a new one?

Needless to say i have a lot more respect for people like
Lew, etc.  who is quite sharp at times and
 even the antagonists  Andy A. , Dave B.
etc. who though i disagree with them on
their "workers state" and 'state  socialist "
analysis, they at least have the guts to come
out and polemically punch for what they 
believe.  

State cap defender Louis P. should honestly do 
likewise, but please, no biting on the ears!

Neil



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