RE: FW: a violent revolution?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard N Hutchinson [mailto:rhutchin@U.Arizona.EDU]
> Sent: Sunday, November 21, 1999 2:37 PM
> To: Elson
> Cc: WORLD SYSTEMS NETWORK
> Subject: Re: FW: a violent revolution?
>
>
>
> On Sat, 20 Nov 1999, Elson wrote:
>
> > Further, I don't think there is much convincing evidence that
> would lead one
> > to such iron clad conclusions (and questionable logic) that
> "Unless we truly
> > have entered a New Age, there will be violent revolution."
>
> Only the evidence of all of human existence so far.
>
> Have you joined the Starlife HQ, Elson?
>
> Be serious.
>
> RH

I take your assertions that a violent socialist revolution is inevitable
about as seriously as we take today the orthodox economic determinist
argument that "when the forces of production outstrip the relations of
production, revolution is not only possible, but inevitable."   This is not
to deny likelihood, trends, patterns, etc., but to deny inevitability or
iron clad laws of historical development.