[lbo-talk] Definition of nation (was as if on cue)

[Wojtek S]

Carrol: "I'm not sure, in any case, that lbo-talk (or perhaps any e-list) is
a
context in which to debate conflicting interpretations of Marx. And note,
interpreting Marx (or any text by anyone) belongs to philology, not
economics."

[WS:] I second Carrol on this.  Not that philological debates are inherently
worthless (albeit I think many of them are intellectual pissing contests,)
but what started as a substantive debate about empirical merits of the ltv
quickly turned into a philological one.  Turning substantive discussions
into philological ones seems like avoiding to answer the question and
changing the subject instead.

Wojtek