Re:Pëtr Kropotkin and Mutual Aid
by _0ffh on Saturday November 05, 2022 @05:26PM
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Lol, "Marxist literature defines state capitalism as a social system combining capitalism with ownership or control by a state".
Excuse me, when I respectfully decline that definition. What makes or breaks capitalism is private property rights, including the means of production.
"Engels argued that the tools for ending capitalism are found in state capitalism", that's like saying that eating your steak well done gives you the tools for slaughtering the cow.
OTOH, "It is not commonly realized that State Capitalism covers nothing more than what used to be called Planned Economy and State Socialism, and that State Capitalism, Planned Economy, and State Socialism diverge only in non-essentials from the classic ideal of egalitarian Socialism". At least one can find some sensible definitions in the article.
Excuse me, when I respectfully decline that definition. What makes or breaks capitalism is private property rights, including the means of production.
"Engels argued that the tools for ending capitalism are found in state capitalism", that's like saying that eating your steak well done gives you the tools for slaughtering the cow.
OTOH, "It is not commonly realized that State Capitalism covers nothing more than what used to be called Planned Economy and State Socialism, and that State Capitalism, Planned Economy, and State Socialism diverge only in non-essentials from the classic ideal of egalitarian Socialism". At least one can find some sensible definitions in the article.