[lbo-talk] Left and Marxist theory

James Heartfield Heartfield at blueyonder.co.uk
Thu Sep 2 05:00:42 PDT 2004


Following the discussion here about the left, this is my contribution on the theoretical weakness of today's marxists, published on spiked-online today:

"In the anti-war movement, young protesters reacting against the political leadership offered by Bush, Blair and Berlusconi meet older radicals thrilled to find a new audience for their well-rehearsed polemics against capitalism and imperialism. Theories of a capitalist crisis, giving rise to Great Power rivalries and the exploitation of the third world are being dusted off for a twenty-first century audience."

"The assumptions that frame Marx's theory of over-accumulation, though, are less pertinent to today's economy."

more:

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