Re: [Marxism] Cynthia McKinney Supports Reconstruction Party

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

David Picón Álvarez wrote:
> What is wrong with controlling nature? It is a perfectly valid expression of 
> what, IMO, is a Marxist value: to be able to dispose things to the 
> satisfaction of the people as a whole. That requires, in essence, overcoming 
> randomness to the extent that it is possible, and utilizing natural 
> resources for human ends. There's a rhetorical point to make that 
> controlling nature might not sound good, but it is what there is to be done, 
> in essence.
> 

I can't argue with this in the abstract, but feel that this is the way 
we should look at things. You'll notice that Engels uses the term 
"controlling nature" as well but in a context that sounds pretty Green. 
Green itself is not exactly that specific a concept. I am for 
ecosocialism, while Al Gore is committed to capitalist development with 
some environmental window-dressing. Are we both Green? Some would say 
yes, but that doesn't really say very much.

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