Re: Which Marxism? (fwd)

elson,

Marx was writing for German readers when he wrote that in the preface of a
German edition of Capital. He was telling Germany that in England's
development they were seeing their future. Is Germany more or less like
England than say Haiti is like England? Marx and Engels, in their
globalization thesis, arguing that the world would be made over into a
capitalist world. They were right about that. Two for two. Your criticisms
are common textbook strawdogs.

Andy

On Sun, 6 Jun 1999, elson wrote:

>I meant to add on this point that by England showing the future, the KM's
>point was that countries would become "developed" like England.  Quotes on
>that word because "developed" as he saw meant worsening conditions for the
>masses in England as polarization of wealth proceeded (which is what Engels'
>"Conditions.." is all about of course).  However, about the opposite has
>occurred: a large middle class formed in the core while P conditions
>worsened.  These uncomfortable facts are among those that led to the
>world-system perspective.
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