Re: 3rd International ( 1 of 4 )

[dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx (Doug Henwood)]

At 7:13 PM 6/27/96, Brian Pink wrote:

>I was wondering why should one participate in a "communist" organization
>when the world is clearly capitolist. Would it not be better for you as
>a person to continue to live within the capitolist paradigm until it
>ceases to exist? By denying the life you live, aren't you only slowing
>down capitolism and therefore its' conclusion, after which true
>communism will rise? Might it not be better to live as fully capitolist
>as possible while society is capitolist, then go with the flow when
>times change?

Sometimes they're hard to tell apart, I admit, but: the Capitol is a
building in Washington. Capital refers to: 1) the seat of government, and
2) self-expanding value, our fundamental principle of social organization.
Most of the people on this list are not very happy about 2), and are
seeking to hasten its "ceas[ing] to exist." We don't deny the life we live;
we know it all too well.

Doug

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