[lbo-talk] On the Threat from Religion

[John Thornton]

Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> On Nov 21, 2008, at 3:28 PM, WD wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> Hey I'm not saying that an ethical or moral code is an independent 
> variable. I'm just saying that it's silly to argue that there's no 
> morality or ethics implicit in Marx's critique of capitalism.
>
> Doug 

Sure it seems silly but unfortunately not everyone got that memo.
That topic was heatedly debated and I thought put to rest before I knew 
anything about Marxism but apparently there are still some holdouts.
As I posted earlier I don't think a criticism of capitalism needs to 
have a ethics component but Marx criticism certainly did.

John Thornton