From: Gerald A. Levy (Gerald_A_Levy@MSN.COM)
Date: Thu Sep 30 2004 - 22:18:23 EDT
Allin, I asked Paul C: > > Why not [examine] the following? > > capitalism => feudalism > > capitalism => slavery > > socialism => feudalism > > socialism => slavery You replied: > Because these are a bit silly? (That is, of such low probability, > given our current understanding of things, that they are not worth > discussing). Yet, one of the arcs that Paul suggested that we focus on was: communism => capitalism If it is silly to speculate that there can be a transition back to feudalism and slavery from either capitalism or socialism, how would you rank the probability of a transition to capitalism from communism, a mode of production that has never existed? If you don't want to discuss 'silly' questions, how about addressing the following question: How would you determine the transition arc and probability for capitalism => socialism in the UK in the first half of the 21st century? I think we can all agree that is a question of some importance. In solidarity, Jerry
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