<html><body> <DIV>Gee Professor, maybe you ought to go tell the Bolivians and Ecuadoreans. It sounds like the workers and peasants of those countries are woefully behind the times - after all - to think that their collective action in the streets could make any difference. May be you ought to tell the Bolivian and Ecuadorean Presidents lounging in Miami exile as well because they must have been terribly confused to quit their jobs and high tail it out of their respective countries.  You should also tell the international financial markets that they have drastically overestimated the 'event risk' in these South American countries because there really isn't any event risk - after all demonstrating workers really have no power anymore.  SR </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR><BR>> <BR>> So marching of any kind has the zero effect on the capitalist class - its <BR>> only value is to make the participants feel good about themselves and <BR>> perhaps develop some sense of unity. That is important, but can be achieved <BR>> though alternative, less costly and more effective means. <BR>> <BR>> The only thing that would make capitalists scared is kicking them in their <BR>> wallets - e.g. by creating alternative forms of economic activity e.g. <BR>> social economy, cooperatives etc. <BR>> <BR>> Wojtek <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ___________________________________ <BR>> http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>