Active vs. Passive Views of Capital Power (Re: Ace on The Jews

[Brad DeLong]

>Are unions collaborators with management (active capital agents finding
>willing pawns) or are they uncreative opponents of capital seizing on the
>best deal they think available to benefit their members out of fear of
>runaway shops?  Are Dems active collaborators with capitalists or are they
>progressive-minded people whose lack of creativity and lack of mass
>mobilizing ability make them think that compromise with capital is the only
>way to avoid capital flight and even worse policies by the GOP?
>
>Note that those with the active view of capital power tend to see malevolence
>in the motives of unsure allies...

Not to mention dwel in a fantasy world...