[lbo-talk] hi from RM

[Gar Lipow]

Good critique - one quibble, caveat? I  think you are right about
decadence, but Adam Smith long ago said "Great nations have a lot of ruin
in them." If I remember the context correctly, I think that means a great
nation or empire can make self-destructive short sighted decisions for a
long time before it actually loses power. .

On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:


> Hello from the Rethinking Marxism conference, which I'm about to leave.
> Two things:
>
> 1) I wrote a little critique of American decadence:
> http://lbo-news.com/2013/09/20/on-panitch-gindin-and-american-decline/.
>
> 2) I ran into Carrol Cox and his wife Janice last night at the RM cash bar
> (which was rather underattended - don't Marxists drink like Marx anymore?).
> What a pleasant surprise. It's striking what an amiable guy Carrol is in
> person, in contrast to his occasionally curmudgeonly demeanor online.
> Anyway, just wanted to say it's good to have him as a comrade and sparring
> partner, despite the virtual fireworks now & then. (Janice, as far as I
> know, is always amiable.)
>
> Doug
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