>>> gcf at panix.com 08/14/01 04:48PM >>>
Capitalism being a dynamic, progressive system containing positive-feedback loops, rather than a homeostatic one, we can expect it to transition to a state where it ceases to exist.
The problem is that some of these possible states entail the disappearance of a good deal besides capitalism, like most or all human beings. One might, therefore, want to help it along to a less dramatic exit.
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CB: Yes, nuclear weapons , even Star Wars, are a great danger. We want a little bang, not a big bang, if a whimper or a whither can't be.