[lbo-talk] Constructive Criticism vs. Opposition Criticism (was Targeting Empire?)

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Sep 11 06:28:54 PDT 2007


On Sep 11, 2007, at 8:56 AM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:


> Regarding Iran, what most leftists in the West do is what Ellner calls
> "opposition criticism."

You've failed to provide any serious evidence of this, but you keep saying it over and over.

Besides, what's wrong with oppositional criticism of a capitalist state, even if it is anti-imperialist? Venezuela is trying to change capitalist property arrangements and class relations; Iran has never done that, and never will, given the regime's base in the bazaar petit bourgeoisie.

Doug



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