"Anarchy Reigns in Social Production" re: unions

Brian O. Sheppard x349393 bsheppard at bari.iww.org
Thu Aug 15 15:59:54 PDT 2002


On Thu, 15 Aug 2002, Carrol Cox wrote:


>
>
> "Brian O. Sheppard x349393" wrote:
> >
> >
> > Theorists shouldn't decide it in advance of the actual society; the
> > decision should be a particpatory one made by those most affected by the
> > production and its effects.
> >
>
> You don't understand, Brian. None of this can happen until the
> "theorists" [scare quotes because I have a high respect for political
> theory properly channeled] work out

I do too. The point that I made above, about airplanes, could probably be better said this way: the people at the point of production should be the theorists enacting their will, or debating it - not an elite intellectual class deciding What Will Be and What Will Not Be.

It should be the collective decision of those affected by the production of such things.

Brian



More information about the lbo-talk mailing list