> What's the difference, really? Sometimes I think that Marx's hostility
> towards moral or ethical judgments comes from contempt for the admittedly
> sentimental positions of utopians and a desire instead to be scientific. But
> if you don't have some moral or ethical objection to exploitation, why do
> you have a problem with capitalism?
As much as I'd like to say my politics are rooted in some core set of principles, I think that'd be pretty dishonest. Just like anyone else here, I can give you plenty of reasons why I oppose capitalism, but I suspect my attitudes on just about everything (including capitalism) are more the product of things beyond my control -- experiences in childhood, race, class, sexuality, etc. -- than any autonomous reasoning on my part.
Of course, when you're organizing, you appeal to already existing values, (i.e. capitalist moral values). Turning capitalist values against capitalism is a huge part of 'the struggle,' in my opinion.
-WD