Comment by rchaud
2 days ago
So if something is declared "capitalist", it maintains that state in perpetuity, regardless of the actions it takes in reality?
2 days ago
So if something is declared "capitalist", it maintains that state in perpetuity, regardless of the actions it takes in reality?
That is not what I said, nor implied. In the US the means of production are owned by private individuals. It is capitalist. You may not like the form it's taking but it is what it is.
No, but it is a materialist analysis of capitalism in practice, rather than unrealized idealism