Re: Non-DOGMATIC capitalists

Elson: The world-system perspective asserts -- contra conventional Marxism 
and supporters
of
capitalism (such as yourself) -- that capitalism is not a phenomenon of 
countries,
but rather that all states are political units of the capitalist 
world-system.  Cuba nor
the US are "systems", but are rather parts of this system.  That workers 
movements seized
power in some states did not suddenly "de-link" them from the system
of which they are part.

George: Should a social revolution occur in Germany involving the 
establishment of a
workers' republic you cannot argue that such a workers republic forms part 
of the
capitalist world-system. To suggest that a German workers' republic forms 
part of that
capitalist world-system is to suggest that there has been no social 
revolution in Germany.
Indeed your argument is the Stalinist socialism in one country thesis in 
reverse. It lent
support to the view that socialism in one country is possible while you are 
of the view
that only socialism in one world is possible.
Warm regards
George Pennefather

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