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Now I see what Julian means (below). The answer is yes indeed, the
development of socialism (whatever that will be - see my other recent
posts)
and the transcendence of the pig's ear would proceed together and
interactively. Given my libertarian yearnings, and doubting its efficacy,
I would also hope to avoid compulsory 're-education' for recalcitrant ears.
Michael
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----- Original Message -----
From: <P.J.Wells@open.ac.uk>
To: <mike.williams@dmu.ac.uk>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 5:13 PM
Subject: RE: [OPE-L:2193] Re: FW: Re: : value-form theory and socialism
> Mike wrote
>
> > > > 5. The central role of fetishism and alienation in the conditioning
of
> > > > human
> > > > agency by value-form determined social structure suggests that it
will
> > be
> > > > difficult to create the silk purse of socialism without rectifying
the
> > > > pig's
> > > > ear that capitalism has made of human nature.
> > > >
> > > > Can I take it that Mike sees these as simultaneous processes?
> >
> > I'm not sure what are the 'processes' that might be 'simultaneous here?
>
> Dealing with the silk purse and the pig's ear (which I take it from
> your wording can't be the raw material of the purse -- tho' if it is then
I
> suppose the metaphor *requires* simultaneity...). I raise the point
because
> of the political implications of the idea that one has to rectify human
> nature *before* the socialist project can be started.
>
> > (Anyway, I am a bit hesitant about putting my hand up to any charge of
> > 'simultaneity' on this list ... !)
> >
> I don't think that even the most passionate TSS supporter would
> claim that *all* simultaneity is vicious.
>
> Julian
>
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