> I don't think that [Marx] would characterize [recessions] as good. <
you're right: I was using the word "good" as short-hand, to refer to having a positive side, as being a harbinger of possible revolution. If I remember correctly, there was a period where Marx & Engels spent a lot of time studying economic difficulties in different countries, in hopes that they could be the spark.
JD
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