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by chlamor
Fri Mar 06, 2020 9:21 pm
Forum: Political Discussion
Topic: The 1980 Elections: Reaffirming the Marxist Theory of the State
Replies: 2
Views: 5039

Re: The 1980 Elections: Reaffirming the Marxist Theory of the State

A. The Two-Party System: Democrats and Republicans, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable Every U.S. presidential election is framed by the particular contradictions internal to monopoly capitalism which have come to the fore at a given period. Although no neat categorization into “domestic” and “int...
by chlamor
Fri Mar 06, 2020 9:21 pm
Forum: Political Discussion
Topic: The 1980 Elections: Reaffirming the Marxist Theory of the State
Replies: 2
Views: 5039

The 1980 Elections: Reaffirming the Marxist Theory of the State

The 1980 Elections: Reaffirming the Marxist Theory of the State The great spectacular of bourgeois politics–the quadrennial ritual of the ballot box by which U.S. imperialism’s chief executive is designated–is at this moment approaching its grand finale. For almost a year the attention of the masses...
by chlamor
Thu Mar 05, 2020 1:20 am
Forum: Political Discussion
Topic: SCIENTIFIC MATERIALISM
Replies: 17
Views: 15677

SCIENTIFIC MATERIALISM

SCIENTIFIC MATERIALISM By Albert Weisbord The general views of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels on what they have called “historical materialism” have found a large number of adherents and commentators throughout the world. Their views, however, were never systematically and thoroughly organized but w...
by chlamor
Sun Mar 01, 2020 3:12 pm
Forum: Political Discussion
Topic: Non-political elections
Replies: 0
Views: 10277

Non-political elections

Non-political elections 9 AUGUST, 2019 In Engels’s key work, ‘Dell’ Autorità’, which was originally published in Italian in the midst of the struggle with the Anarchists (who were popular in Italy) and their ‘anti-authoritarian’ push. Engels writes: ‘All socialists are agreed that the political stat...
by chlamor
Thu Feb 27, 2020 2:13 pm
Forum: Political Discussion
Topic: You know you are a Philistine when...
Replies: 97
Views: 86056

Re: You know you are a Philistine when...

Arguments about capitalism and socialism neglect an important fact: people are the agents in either system. People are by nature self-centered and biased. The outcomes in capitalism and socialism depend on the people who run them. Capitalism works when the leaders understand the value of workers. T...
by chlamor
Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:02 pm
Forum: Political Discussion
Topic: The Nature of Foxes
Replies: 108
Views: 47952

The Nature of Foxes

The Nature of Foxes Check out a dozen economic histories of the Great Depression and three quarters of them will report on how the Depression was "caused" by the Stock Market Crash or Hoover policies or real estate speculation in Florida in 1928. The super-heated speculation immediately preceding e...
by chlamor
Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:11 pm
Forum: Political Discussion
Topic: THE HOLLOW GOSPEL OF THE LIBERAL LEISURE CLASS
Replies: 12
Views: 11408

Re: THE HOLLOW GOSPEL OF THE LIBERAL LEISURE CLASS

When the liberals, not only the Cadets, but also a section of the Octobrists, say that it is ample for the theoretical substantiation and political justification of our activity to recognise the inherently contradictory combination of the old regime and constitutionalism, the liberals are remaining...
by chlamor
Fri Feb 14, 2020 3:33 pm
Forum: Political Discussion
Topic: Bernie the Bomber’s Bad Week
Replies: 49
Views: 46633

Re: Bernie the Bomber’s Bad Week

Sanders tells New York Times he would consider a preemptive strike against Iran or North Korea By Jacob Crosse and Barry Grey 14 February 2020 Bernie Sanders has won the popular vote in both the New Hampshire and Iowa presidential primary contests in considerable part by presenting himself as an opp...
by chlamor
Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:53 am
Forum: Political Discussion
Topic: THE HOLLOW GOSPEL OF THE LIBERAL LEISURE CLASS
Replies: 12
Views: 11408

Re: THE HOLLOW GOSPEL OF THE LIBERAL LEISURE CLASS

The question on the table is whether Socialists and Liberals represent different points on the same political continuum. Do they? Let's consider the issues. On War: The last few years have proven that there is little difference between Democrats and Republicans on the issues of war and peace. On the...
by chlamor
Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:51 am
Forum: Political Discussion
Topic: THE HOLLOW GOSPEL OF THE LIBERAL LEISURE CLASS
Replies: 12
Views: 11408

Re: THE HOLLOW GOSPEL OF THE LIBERAL LEISURE CLASS

Liberalism: the hard and soft sides of the coinage of social control Explaining liberalism to North Americans is a thankless and possibly futile task, but it is one that must be attempted for clarity's sake. Liberalism is a theory of political economy that arose in Great Britain in the 17th and 18th...