Re: Ellen Meiksins Woody Allen

["João Paulo Monteiro" <jpmonteiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ellen M. Wood wrote:

> At the same time, Spain, the dominant early colonial power and the leader
> in "primitive accumulation" of the classical kind, which amassed huge
> wealth especially from South American silver and gold mines, and was well
> endowed with "capital" in the simple sense of wealth, did not develop in a
> capitalist direction. Instead, Spain expended its massive colonial wealth
> in essentially feudal pursuits, especially war and the construction of its
> Habsburg empire in Europe.
> ---
>

So war and empire are essentially feudal pursuits.
It's so reassuring to know that our stolid, enterprising bourgeoisie - with
it's renown work ethics - would never engage in such quijotistic endeavors.

João Paulo