[lbo-talk] Philosophy of Science & Sex, Kink and Ick

Carrol Cox cbcox at ilstu.edu
Thu Sep 23 14:59:23 PDT 2004


Curtiss Leung wrote:
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> Carrol and Doug:
>
> >> It is really quite absurd to attempt to predict what sexual behavior
> >> would be like in post-capitalist society. Mao again, "Marxists have
> >> no crystal ball."
> >
> > He'd be shocked to learn that China is now the #1 target for foreign
> > direct investment, having surpassed the U.S., wouldn't he? Still
> > waiting for that analysis of what went wrong with his revolution.

Why do you want one? The Chinese people struggled, but, for the present, they have lost. Simple enough. What good is an explanation, except perhaps for antiquarians of the future? It seems a commonplace enough matter that most revolutions lose. Why should one expect otherwise? Human history is not a Dick & Jane reader.

Carrol
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