[lbo-talk] Marx on the transience of crises

[Michael Perelman]

Actually, an impending crisis should be a signal for radicals to bear down & get to 
work to be able to make a contribution during the chaos.

On Sun, Jun 08, 2008 at 09:54:57AM -0400, Doug Henwood wrote:
> 
> I've said this many times, but that's never stopped me from saying it  
> again. If the left project is so dependent on crisis to do our  
> polemical work for us, then we're doomed. If we can't convince people  
> that the normal operation of capitalism is unjust, violent,  
> alienating, polarizing, etc., then we might as well give up. Because  
> crises do resolve themselves, but the rest goes on. The "normal"  
> should be the issue, not the extraordinary.
> 

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
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