Re: What is to be done in Argentina

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If there were a simple formula for making revolution, they would be more
frequent.  Many of the great revolutions would have seemed to be
relatively unlikely early on.  Castro began with a bungled raid.
Neither Lenin nor Mao had widespread support early in their
revolutionary activities.

My own sense of history is that things happen in very unexpected ways.
I wish that I understood such things better, but if they were that
understandable, people whom I would not like to have such understanding
would be sharing it and making ugly things happen.

I once asked Nestor about his situation in Argentina.  Downward mobility
seems a tragic understatement.  Under such conditions, I suspect most
people are worried about basic needs.  A revolutionary movement would
have to be able to touch their imagination and ignite their dwindling
hopes.

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Chico, CA 95929
530-898-5321
fax 530-898-5901