On Dec 21, 2008, at 2:46 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:
> This conception of our task is
> closely related to our conception of capitalist society; it is the
> solid
> ground which underlies our view that capitalist society is caught in
> insoluble contradictions which will ultimately necessitate an
> explosion,
> a collapse, at which point we will play the role of the banker-lawyer
> who liquidates a bankrupt company.
Aha, thank you for revealing the fantasy behind catastrophist thought. Since, as you are fond of pointing out, there is no "left" in any coherent sense, there is no "we" to plug into this passage, then there will be no "we" to officiate at the receivership hearings. And since there are no compelling reasons to believe that final explosion is likely, then these words for today really read like words for many yesterdays ago. Maybe a possible tomorrow, but not today.
Doug