File spoon-archives/marxism2.archive/marxism2_1996/96-09-20.183, message 75


Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 18:24:56 +0100
Subject: Re: Re communist society


John M wrote:

>        But where isthe dynamic. the status quo is getting more an dmore
>unstable, and promises us unlimited supplies of third wolrd countries
>crushed by
>the debt, famine, war, unemployment, crime etc etc. the status quo is no longer
>available for choosing, it is slowly collapsing.
>        In this context it is clear that wehave to choose not a new typeof
>salad
>made up of elements of social organization we saw in a shop windowand which
>pleased us, but a new dynamic. There is only in my opinion, two on offer. the
>dynamic of control by capital accumulation (profit) and the dynamic of control
>by organized labour. In this horse race, you cant' say "well, I'll bet onthat
>horse's head but onthe other horses back legs."


Great stuff, John.

This is *not* a putdown -- were you trained by Jesuits?

Cheers,

Hugh




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