[lbo-talk] Post Marxist Era (corrected)

Shane Mage shmage at pipeline.com
Mon Sep 24 12:34:42 PDT 2007


[corrected]


>Chris Doss wrote:
>
>>I've yet to see any compelling evidence that class
>>struggle is the engine of history...
>
>This statement shows little understanding of either history or
>Marxian thought. To pursue his metaphor (not one I would ever
>choose) in a
>Marxian way:
>
>-the engine of history is the development of the Productive Forces
>-the gears are Class Struggles
>-the wheels are Politics
>-the fuel is Technology
>-the exhaust is Ideology
>-the driver is human Consciousness
>
>When the gears grip
>When the wheels slip
>When the fuel is contaminated
>When the exhaust gets into the driver's compartment
>When the driver becomes stupified
>Then a crash is imminent
>
>nicht wahr?
>
>Shane Mage
>"die Weltgeschicht ist das Weltgericht"--Hegel
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