Maybe you're assuming that you're speaking with (consistent) leftists? You might've noticed that some of us essentially aim at being the right wing of an alternative to capitalism. ;) Your interests may not be aligned...
On 1/25/07, Angelus Novus <fuerdenkommunismus at yahoo.com> wrote:
> You mentioned that you are writing an article on these
> topics. Do we have to wait for the article before we
> get to see what your arguments are, or can we have a
> taste of your arguments on this list?
He is an anarchist. Presumably he'll analyze it in terms of common anarchist concepts, such as self-management, voluntary association, cross-border cooperation, etc. One really good bonus is a huge "paper" trail of public communication, across projects of all sizes, so we can see the many interesting structures which form.
Testimonials of nation-states and corporations should come in handy. It is hard to ignore its efficiences and competitiveness.
Tayssir