[lbo-talk] rethinking marxism

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Wed Sep 27 09:09:32 PDT 2006


Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:


>BTW, I think that imperialism and globalization are essentially a good thing
>for the same reason Marx thought capitalism was essentially a good thing -
>it clears the field of petty nationalisms and their institutional appendages
>and separatist identities, and moves one step closer toward a global
>governance system that is a necessary condition for socialism.
>
Not necessarily. It can also reinforce petty nationalism and separatist identities as counter forces to globalization.

It seems to me that in the long run, it's still best to bet on what is right, rather than on what one hopes might be a means to an end.

Joanna


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