[lbo-talk] Classless society [was: Dean Baker on immigration

[Carl Remick]

>From: Wojtek Sokolowski <sokol at jhu.edu>
>
>To wrap it up, I argued - and still stand by it - that divisions into
>distinct groups of unequal status and power are endemic to human societies,
>and hoping to eradicate these divisions and inequalities is unrealistic,
>utopian and naïve.

Hoping to eradicate these divisions and inequalities may be unrealistic, 
utopian and naïve, but I would say it is also necessary.  My premise is that 
offered by the philosopher Peggy Lee:  "Is that all there is?"  Is that all 
there is to human advancement:  capitalism?  Are we stuck with a world where 
some people work for peanuts at the caprice of plutocrats while others get 
paid $500 million to tell fart jokes on the radio?

Carl