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Date: Sun, 05 Oct 1997 09:22:23 -0700
From: Christian <harlowc@cats.ucsc.edu>
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Subject: Re: Marxian Theory: Continuing Validities
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Dear James and Thomas,

Your out of hand dismissal of the points that TR makes regarding the continuing
validity of Marxist theory is confusing and smacks "dilletantish".  Perhaps you
could 'attempt' to dispute each point one by one....

If you attempt to do so, I think you will find them fairly difficult to shoot
down.   Just for starters how can you disagree with the fact that capitalism
creates unemployment yet at the same time creates a HUGE surplus?  Structural
unemployment is a global phenomena and is built into the very fabric of the
capitalist world-system.  It (sic)  not only creates massive dislocation, in
addition it creates and maintains undeniable/unexcusable inequality for regions
throughout the world.

Best,

Christian