ADAM: I thought that Robin had ceased hostilities but apparently not. As soon as he gets back from holiday he launches into another attack on the WSM/SPGB ...
Hi all In February this year Colin Powell claimed before the UN Security Council that "in the history of chemical warfare, no country has had more battlefield...
In a message dated 3/31/03 10:48:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, mwaters2@... writes: << "What I stated was that war is anti-capitalistic in that it is...
In message <3E7FA5FB00004574@...>, grahamt@... writes [old SPGB documents] ... Another classic contribution on this,...
Ken MacLeod
ken@...
Apr 1, 2003 7:30 pm
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... mwaters: " ...I was not even aware that this was a strictly English socialist forum." Don: How could you be aware? Not surprising since such a rudimentary...
Robin, You ask: "Is Adam opposed to discussing such matters?". Not at all. As proof I offer Steve Coleman's response to your original 1987 circular. I will...
Adam.BUICK@...
Apr 2, 2003 7:04 am
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BDDANEL: In 1947 in a report from the Dept. of the Navy referring to modern wars: "All wars have been caused by economic reasons. To make them socially...
For anyone interested there is a review of the new book edited by Werner Bonefeld and Sergio Tischler 'What is to be done? Leninism, Anti-Leninist Marxism and...
I forgot to add - from a social/political science perspective, Werner Bonefeld's critique of war: http://www.commoner.org.uk/02-8groundzero.htm Not sure about...
This maybe of interest, albeit a little reformist in places; 1. Q: What percentage of the world's population does the U.S. have? A: 6% 2. Q: What percentage of...
... doesn't matter, the statement is nonetheless accurate. ... capitalism does not consider personal freedom, except the freedom to own the means of...
DB
nogangrape@...
Apr 2, 2003 7:46 pm
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Hi Julian, I don't have a source for the questionnaire other than it was circulated on my local peace group email group. So I don't know if all the statistics...
... rudimentary ... on ... have ... SPGB. ... avoidance ... all ... a ... working ... call ... but ... no ... Surely ... but ... mwaters: " ...I was not even...
Hi Earth Just one or two points about that very interesting Q & A on the war you posted ... This has been disputed. Here is an excerpt from a link on the...
Let us try to get the basics correct. Saddam, like Hitler, Stalin, Blair, Pol Pot, Churchill, Bomber Harris, American Presidents, Mugabe, Mao, etc(you name...
I would say the following is closer to the truth: All wars have been caused by ideological reasons. To make them socially palatable economic issues have always...
A "right" is a privilege(a private law) over/against other people, backed up by force/retribution/remedies provided by the State or other enforcer. Usually,...
... Wrong, mate. Wars are totally economical...esp. with the frigging truth! In (say) five years time, the "true story" of what's going on will be told. It is...
grahamt@...
Apr 3, 2003 4:45 pm
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... a wise, and inclusive position ... i can concur with your distinction... but... the historical development of what we have come to know as capitalism has...
DB
nogangrape@...
Apr 3, 2003 4:54 pm
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ANDREW In a nutshell, capitalism is essentially a system of predominantly individual rights. The opposite is Socialism which is a system where rights are ...
I believe Andrew is correct, that we are merely disputing over terms. When Andrew says "capitalism," he refers to a system of whoever happens to gain the...
db
nogangrape@...
Apr 4, 2003 12:40 am
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... whoever happens to ... Could you elaborate, especially "gain the ability?" For a sane society Don...
Don, & co. all i meant by "whoever happens to gain the ability to do so, is able to own capital" is that for people in a capitalist system,(even a pure one,...
db
nogangrape@...
Apr 4, 2003 1:22 pm
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Hi all in case people are suffering amnesia, capitalism appears as an immense collection of commodities. That is the definition of capitalism, and no wonder...
grahamt@...
Apr 4, 2003 1:36 pm
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[This information does not reflect the optimistic reports by the reptile press of the CBC.] Subject: [liberation_news] Russian Intel Report on Iraq War April...
Hi all esp. Earthmonkey I hope you found the Socialist Standard transcripts, I jotted, of interest and use. Earthmonkey asked about less developed countries....
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