[lbo-talk] Austerity In The Face Of Weakness

[Miles Jackson]

On 09/03/2010 05:34 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:
> No one certainly sits down, inspects alternatives, 'chooses'
> socialism (a pig in the poke), and rationally decides to overthrow the
> state and install socialism off the shelf. That's how you decide which
> brand of string beans to buy.
>
> Carrol
>    

Yes, revolution is--a consumer choice!  It is sad but also important to 
note how even discussions about overcoming capitalism are entangled in 
the logic and rhetoric of capitalist social relations.

Miles