On Aug 13, 2009, at 9:31 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
> The sad truth is that all that suffering is for nothing - it is
> marginalized, unnecessary, and pointless. Nobody benefits from it,
> it is not redeemed at some higher level by the creation of value,
> even if that value is appropriated by someone else. It is like
> rubbish - thrown away, purpose-less, and forgotten. It has no value
> to anyone, even capitalists, imperialists and kindred 'enemies of
> the people.'
It does help discipline the working class to have the threat of falling into poverty as punishment for failure to obey/perform.
Doug