> >And "capitalism" has _always_ been able to absorb almost _any_ kind of
> >reaction or personal traits to the needs of capital. There is no
> >evidence that this has changed in any significant way.
>
>Yes, there's nothing new under the sun. Nothing's changed since the
>30s, or Marx's day, or 1650, or at whatever magical date in the past.
Capitalism is, or was, new, and I'm sure Carrol would be the first to say so.