On Mar 4, 2008, at 11:27 AM, Angelus Novus wrote:
> Am I the only one who finds anarchist conceptions of
> the post-capitalist future to be a dystopian
> nightmare, "socialism as an endless meeting"? I would
> prefer to continue to live in a capitalism with a
> moderate welfare state than be subjected to the
> overbearing productivist fantasties of "Parecon" and
> the like.
I couldn't agree more. And I like the distinction between management and oppression. Michael Albert wants to get rid of management, which seems both impractical and tedious. I don't want to have to submit my consumption needs for the next year to a committee, and I think 99.9% of humans would agree.
Doug