> C Cox got it the most right with the explanation about Marx and political economy (and philsophy, too, which comes out of a Hegelian tradition that unfortunately few contemporary economists in the US are philosophically educated enough to grasp, a blind spot that is, how can I say it, metaphysical?).
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Yes, the rhetorical equivalent of hand-waving is the perfect method for rebutting arguments against one hypthesis in KM's mature pe analysis. Change the subject and everything is fine. Drag in Hegel and you've done what the Church used to do with those who questioned Thomas Aquinas' wisdom..................
Sheeeeesh