>Carl Remick wrote:
>
>>Excellent points all, Nathan. You're right, nostalgia's a
>>deathtrap. But I still think human cultural potential would be
>>better served by moving on from capitalism -- whatever its
>>legitimate past achievements -- to some form of socialist society.
>>I certainly hope that's true.
>
>I'm with you on this. But I think the evaluation of capitalism's
>contribution over the centuries is relevant to the Jeff
>Greenfieldish question, "Where do we go from here?"
Oh yes, it's also important if you're trying to organize workers or prosyletize politically to know something about how people experience their lives. If you go in saying "Let me rescue you from your misery!" and miserable isn't exactly how they feel, then people might be annoyed.
Doug