[lbo-talk] Adolph Reed on the politics of the crisis

rayrena rayrena at realtime.net
Wed Oct 1 07:17:23 PDT 2008



> i've always seen him as speaking to people who want
> radical change, with the primary target being the
> elimination of capitalism. people who under most
> circumstances recognize that the change isn't going to
> come about through electoral politics. ("under most"
> because in years divisible by four, they get
> distracted....)

Then why does he criticize people for not being practical, i.e., for not coming up with some sort of alternative bailout plan? Practicality in a capitalist society is always capitalist practicality. Why does he insist on other people saving the very thing he wants eliminated?



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