Re: Reply to: Re: Capitalist collectivizatio

[rahul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Rahul Mahajan)]

Louis:

>Boddhisatva, in his embrace of the market, sets himself against most
>people on this list. That is his privilege. It is an unmoderated list. I
>just have to question what he expects to get out of this. I would not
>participate in an Anarchism list. Why would I try to argue down people
>whose beliefs are founded on concrete? Anybody who is an anarchist or a
>Marxist in this society must be exceedingly strong-willed. Why would we
>be persuaded by a Boddhisatva when we hear the same sort of thing in a
>million different places?

Don't insult anarchism by associating it in any way with the views of the
Enlightened One. There are several strains which IMHO are fairly coherent
and sensible. I think in fact that what is needed is a constructive
dialogue between Marxism and anarchism. Not necessarily between proponents
of each, because that  would degenerate into a squabble over who destroyed
the First International, why Lenin suppressed the anarchists in Russia, and
who was responsible for allowing the Stalinist counterrevolution in Spain.
I think, however, that Marxism must be informed more by libertarian ideas.

Rahul




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