[lbo-talk] State capitalism, or the real thing

Shane Mage shmage at pipeline.com
Tue Jun 2 14:18:40 PDT 2009


On Jun 2, 2009, at 5:03 PM, cb31450 at gmail.com wrote:
> Peter Ward wrote:
>> But more importantly, figuring out what capitalism actually means and
>> arguing about where the term can and cannot be applied doesn't have
>> anything to do with class struggle^^^^^
> CB: While we are at it, lets investigate the questions "what is
> reality ?" and "how do we know what reality is ?"
>
Whenever you want to talk about *reality* you had better know the appropriate definition of the word "reality" in your usage and be prepared to state it if asked.

Whenever you want to talk about *capitalism* you had better know the appropriate definition of the word "capitalism" in your usage and be prepared to state it if asked.

Shane Mage


> This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it
> always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire,
> kindling in measures and going out in measures."
>
> Herakleitos of Ephesos



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