From: Jerry Levy (Gerald_A_Levy@MSN.COM)
Date: Wed Feb 21 2007 - 08:56:27 EST
> You are correct, I didn't take a position. I didn't take a position > because > due to unfortunate circumstances I never got to research it as it ought to > be researched and write a story about it as it ought to be told for my > audience, i.e. carefully convey the real meaning of what happened and how > people experienced that, good and bad. And usually I don't like to take a > position, unless I feel that I have inquired into it sufficiently. I used > to regard the New Zealand state as basically imperialist, but if I say > that, what does it mean? You have to explain specifically what it > means, what the implications are. Anybody can toss around labels, > my job is to understand what it really means. > > I can sketch a few things though. Jurriaan: Yes, you did! The section of your post on NZ could almost qualify as a wikipedia entry on New Zealand. Come to think of it, I guess that could be done: you could modify the wikipedia entry so that it more reflects a "people's history" of NZ. In any event, I appreciate the thoroughness of your reply and your unwillingness to offer a simple answer to the complex issue of how the NZ economy should best be characterized and understood in relation to the world capitalist economy. In solidarity, Jerry
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