[lbo-talk] Austerity In The Face Of Weakness

[c b]

Marv: Right. "History suggests the masses won't consider overthrowing
the existing system and experimenting with a new one unless and until
a) their personal circumstances deteriorate to the point that they
consider them life threatening and b) it has become abundantly clear
that neither of the established parties has proved able to arrest the
slide and c) their desperation for change has finally overcome their
fear of repression."

Now THAT would be a crisis.

Charles: Comrade Lenin's definition of a revolutionary situation was
that the rulers could no longer rule in the same way, and the ruled no
longer accepted the old ways.