Re: RE: relevance

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark Jones wrote:

> I don't think it's so much a debate about the origins as about the
> destination of capitalism, and also about what kind of politics we should be
> arguing for.

yes, but much of the argument gets off track.

> On the general question of relevance, for some years now you and I
> have exchanged views from time to time on the relative importance of oil,
> natural gas and energy shortages  (not important, in your view, altho maybe
> you've changed now) v. the New Economy + the US productivity miracle (not
> worth writing a book about in my view, and there WAS no New Economy).

Isn't this getting pretty personal, Mark?

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