For example, libertarian / business / financial blogs like Zero Hedge, Naked Capitalism, The Big Picture and others are quoting him favorably. I'd call that a sea change. Some of those financial blogs used to mock him, Not anymore. Even Clusterstock, who tend towards Randian ideas, are generally favorable to him.
Look, while what he's saying is obvious to us, it's not to others. He's reaching a whole new audience.
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
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> More generally, the left really needs to get over its
>> accumulation-by-dispossession kick.
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> Thank you. My complaint is that it treats as new something that's been
> around forever, and minimizes the role of production in favor of
> appropriation - and exchanges analysis for moralizing.
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