,CONFESSIONS ( ,YANIS ,V>\FAKIS1 ,SYRIZA'S ,F9ANCE ,M9I/] ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WAYNE ,PRICE ,TEXT 3 ,ON ,JANU>Y #b#a#e1 ! LEFT-W+ ,SYRIZA P>TY WAS ELECT$ TO ! GOV]NM5T ( ,GREECE1 ) A #c#f.0 PLURALITY4 ,?IS DEMON/RAT$ ?AT ! ,GREEK WORK+ CLASS1 & MU* ( ITS 0MIDDLE CLASS10 >E REACT+ AGA9/ ! VICI\S EFFECTS ( ! 0AU/]ITY0 :I* HAS BE5 IMPOS$ ON !M BY ,EUROPEAN CAPITAL4 ,!Y >E F$ UP ) ! ,GREEK MA9/REAM POLITICAL P>TIES4 ,!SE P>TIES 79CLUD+ ,PASOK1 ! LONG-TIME ,SOCIALI/ P>TY7 HAD GONE ALONG ) ! IMPOS$ AU/]ITY4 ,! ELECTION VICTORY HAS 9SPIR$ WORK]S ?R\<\T ,EUROPE1 AT LEA/4 ,:E!R ,SYRIZA'S COALITION GOV]NM5T 7,SYRIZA IS ALLI$ ) ) RITY7 HAS A PROGRAM :I* CAN ADEQUATELY DEAL ) ! ECONOMIC & POLITICAL CRISES 9 ,GREECE & ,EUROPE1 IS ANO!R QUE/ION--& ! IMPORTANT ONE4 ,TO ANSW] ?IS QUE/ION1 IT IS WOR? EXPLOR+ ! VIEWS ( ,YANIS ,V>\FAKIS1 ! ,F9ANCE ,M9I/] ( ! ,SYRIZA GOV]NM5T4 ,AT ?IS WRIT+1 HE IS TRY+ TO NEGOTIATE A NEW >RANGEM5T ) ,EUROPEAN BANKS & POLITICIANS 9 :I* ,GREECE W\LD PAY (F ITS DEBTS 9 A LESS PA9FUL WAY :ILE /ILL GETT+ LOANS TO KEEP ! C\NTRY GO+4 ,:E!R HE WILL SUCCE$ IS NOT YET DET]M9$4 ,BE=E HE WAS A ,F9ANCE ,M9I/]1 H[EV]1 HE WAS A WELL-KN[N ECONOMI/4 ,9 ,MAY #aiac HE GAVE A SPEE* AT ! ,SIX? ,SUBV]SIVE ,FE/IVAL 9 ,ZAGREB1 :I* WAS PUBLI%$ ON HIS BLOG ?AT ,DECEMB] AS1 0,CONFESSIONS ( AN ,]RATIC ,M>XI/ 9 ! ,MID/ ( A ,REPUGNANT ,EUROPEAN ,CRISIS40 7,V>\FAKIS #b#a#c7 ,FROM ?IS1 IT IS POSSIBLE TO LE>N ! BACKGR\ND BELIEFS ( ONE ( ! MO/ 9FLU5TIAL MEMB]S ( ,SYRIZA4 ,I WILL PRES5T !SE BELIEFS & DISCUSS !IR 9ADEQUACY 79 MY OP9ION7 = DEAL+ ) ! CRISIS4 7,HE ALSO PUBLI%$ A SLIDIAN2 ,V>\TAKIS #b#a#e4 ,I AM RELY+ ON ! FIR/ V]SION47 ,AN 0,]RATIC ,M>XI/0 ,AS AN ECONOMICS PR(ESSOR1 & N[ AS A POLITICIAN1 ,V>\FAKIS ADMITS ?AT HIS WORK HAS BE5 ESS5TIALLY PRO-CAPITALI/4 0,MY :OLE ACADEMIC C>E] L>GELY IGNOR$ ,M>X1 & MY CURR5T POLICY RECOMM5DATIONS >E IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE AS ,M>XI/40 ,BUT HE IS N[ 0COM.<+.> \T ( ! PROV]BIAL CLOS$ AS A ,M>XI/0 ,9DE$1 HE IS 0AN UNAPOLOGETIC ,M>XI/40 ,HE F9DS MU* ?AT HE LIKES 9 ,M>X'S ECONOMIC !ORY BUT ALSO MU* ?AT HE DISLIKES1 ANN\NC+1 0,I AM BY *OICE AN ]RATIC1 9CONSI/5T ,M>XI/40 ,I MYSELF AM NOT A ,M>XI/ BUT AN AN>*I/ :O F9DS ASPECTS ( ,M>X'S ,M>XISM TO BE V]Y USEFUL--ESPECIALLY HIS ECONOMIC !ORY4 7,PRICE #b#a#c7 ,!RE=E ,I DO NOT CRITICIZE ,V>\FAKIS = US+ ,M>XI/ !ORY & DO+ ?IS 9 A CRITICAL MANN]4 ,9 FACT1 ,I ?9K ?IS IS JU/ ! WAY IT %\LD BE US$4 ,! KEY QUE/IONS >E3 :AT DOES HE CRITICIZE AB\T ,M>XISM & H[ DOES HE ACTUALLY USE ! !ORY8 ,DOES HE CRITICIZE ,M>XISM FROM ! RI*I/S78 ,BUT BE=E DISCUSS+ ,V>\FAKIS' MORE AB/RACT COMM5TS ON ,M>X'S !ORY1 ,I WILL FIR/ DISCUSS ! POLITICAL CONCLUSIONS :I* HE HAS REA*$1 HIS 0CURR5T POLICY RECOMM5DATIONS40 ,HE ASS]TS PR(\ND HO/ILITY TO ! /ATUS QUO3 0444 ,?IS ,EUROPEAN ,UNION . A FUNDAM5TALLY ANTI-DEMOCRATIC1 IRRATIONAL C>TEL ?AT HAS PUT ,EUROPE'S PEOPLES ON A PA? TO MISAN?ROPY1 CONFLICT & P]MAN5T RECESSION40 ,YET HE SUMM>IZES HIS PRES5T PROGRAM ?IS WAY3 0,IT IS ! ,LEFT'S HI/ORICAL DUTY1 AT ?IS P>TICUL> JUNCTURE1 TO /ABILIZE CAPITALISM2 TO SAVE ,EUROPEAN CAPITALISM FROM ITSELF & FROM ! 9ANE H&L]S ( ! ,EUROZONE'S 9EVITABLE CRISIS444 TO WORK T[>DS A BROAD COALITION1 EV5 ) RITY47 ,TO ADVOCATE ?IS /RATEGY1 IT IS NOT NECESS>Y TO BE A ,M>XI/ 70]RATIC0 OR O!RWISE71 NOR AN AN>*I/1 NOR ANY K9D ( SOCIALI/1 COMMUNI/1 OR RADICAL4 ,ANY REASONABLE LIB]AL WILL DO1 SU* AS ,PAUL ,KRUGMAN OR ,JOSEPH ,/IGLITZ4 ,!IR LIB]AL PROGRAM IS TO 9CREASE TAXES ON ! V]Y RI*1 /IMULATE ! ECONOMY BY MORE SP5D+ ON SOCIAL S]VICES1 9CREASE REGULATION ( BIG BUS9ESS1 &--9 ,GREECE'S CASE--R5EGOTIATE NATIONAL DEBTS4 ,?IS IS MORE 9TELLIG5T ?AN ! NEOLIB]AL AU/]ITY PROGRAM & W\LD CAUSE LESS POPUL> SUFF]+4 ,AGA93 :E!R IT W\LD BE 5\< TO SOLVE ! BASIC PROBLEM IS ANO!R QUE/ION4 ,:Y DOES ,YANIS ,V>\FAKIS ADVOCATE ?IS1 ADMITT$LY NON-SOCIALI/1 PROGRAM8 ,!RE >E BROAD !ORETICAL REASONS 9 ! BACKGR\ND1 BUT HE FOCUSES ON HIS P]SONAL EXP]I5CE3 0,MRS4 ,?AT*]'S LESSON = TODAY'S ,EUROPEAN RADICALS40 ,:ILE HE WAS /UDY+ 9 ,BRITA91 ,M>G>ET ,?AT*] WAS ELECT$ AS ,PRIME ,M9I/]1 REPLAC+ ! ,LABOR P>TY4 ,%E !N C>RI$ \T A RI\FAKIS ?\TY'S SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PROGRAM1 0W\LD AUTOMATICALLY LEAD TO A R5AISSANCE ( ! ,LEFT40 ,?IS DID NOT HAPP54 0,I CONT9U$ TO H>BOR HOPE ?AT ,L59 WAS RIY1 ! ,L59I/S . ACCUS$ ! AN>*I/S & O!R 0ULTRA-LEFTI/S0 ( SAY+ 0! WORSE ! BETT]407 ,HE FEELS ?AT ! ,LEFT FAIL$ 9 ,BRITA9 BECAUSE ! SOCIALI/S W]E FOOLI%LY 0PROMOT+ AN AG5DA ( SOCIALI/ *ANGE ?AT ,BRITI% SOCIETY SCORN$444440 ,TONY ,BLAIR & ! RITY ALSO DREW ?IS CONCLUSION1 TURN+ T[>D ! RI\FAKIS DOES NOT SEEM HAPPY ) ,TONY ,BLAIR EI!R4 ,HE DOES NOT M5TION ! GREAT ,BRITI% M9]S' /RIKE :I* WAS BETRAY$ BY ! UNION LEAD]S & ! ,LABOR P>TY4 ,ANYWAY1 ,V>\FAKIS DREW ! CONCLUSION ?AT 0A LONG LA/+ RECESSION . UND]M9E PROGRESSIVE POLITICS & 5TR5* MISAN?ROPY 9TO ! FIB] ( SOCIETY44440 ,TO ALL[ ?IS TO GO ON1 HE DECID$1 WILL ONLY LEAD TO FASCISM4 ,S9CE ! CAPITALI/S & !IR POLITICIANS >E NOT ABLE TO 5D TODAY'S LONG RECESSION1 !N ! RADICALS1 ) !IR GREAT] 9SID 444 PROPOSALS = /ABILIZ+ ,EUROPE - = 5D+ ! D[NW>D SPIRAL 4444,?OSE ( US :O LOA! ! ,EUROZONE HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO SAVE IT60 ,HIS OBS]VATIONS ( ,BRITA9 UND] ,?AT*] >E A RA!R LIMIT$ AM\NT ( EVID5CE = DRAW+ BROAD POLITICAL CONCLUSIONS4 ,AT ! TIME ( ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 ,M>XI/S & AN>*I/S DISAGRE$ AB\T :E!R TO BUILD WORK]S_/SOCIALI/ P>TIES TO RUN 9 B\RGEOIS ELECTIONS1 TO ATTEMPT TO GET ELECT$ TO MANAGE CAPITALI/ /ATES & !REBY CAPITALI/ ECONOMIES1 ON ! ROAD TO SOCIALISM4 7,?IS WAS ! MA9 PRACTICAL DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! TWO T5D5CIES DUR+ ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL--BO? T5D5CIES W]E = UNIONS47 ,SO !RE IS A LOT ( EXP]I5CE TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS FROM1 BEG9N+ ) ! BETRAYALS ( MO/ SOCIALI/ P>TIES 9 ! ,FIR/ ,IMP]IALI/ ,WORLD ,W>4 ,S9CE HE ACCEPTS ! LABEL 0,M5%EVIK10 HE MITIES ( ,ITALY1 ,G]MANY1 ,SPA91 ETC41 TO PREV5T ! VICTORIES ( FASCISM 9 ! TW5TIES & ?IRTIES4 ,HE C\LD HAVE REVIEW$ ! NOT-SO-LONG-AGO EXP]I5CE ( ! ,ALL5DE REGIME 9 ,*ILI OR ! ,MITT]& GOV]NM5T ( ,FRANCE4 7,FLOOD #b#a#e7 ,OR HE C\LD HAVE GONE DEEP] 9TO HIS [N EXP]I5CE3 9 ,BRITA91 AFT] ALL1 HE SAW ! ELECT$ ,LABOR P>TY UNABLE TO PREV5T ! VICTORY ( ,?AT*] OR H] LONG T5URE4 ,! NEXT ,LABOR GOV]NM5T WAS UNABLE TO PREV5T ! ECONOMIC CRA% OR ! POLICIES ( AU/]ITY4 ,BACK 9 ,GREECE1 AT FIR/ HE SUPPORT$ ! ELECTION ( ,GEORGE ,PAP&RE\1 ! ,SOCIALI/ LEAD]4 ,9 PRACTICE1 0,MR ,PAP&RE\'S P>TY NOT ONLY FAIL$ TO /EM X5OPHOBIA BUT1 9 ! 5D1 PRESID$ OV] ! MO/ VIRUL5T NEOLIB]AL MACROECONOMIC POLICIES ?AT SPE>HEAD$ ! ,EUROZONE SO-CALL$ BAIL\TS ?US1 UNWITT+LY1 CAUS+ ! RETURN ( ,NAZIS TO ! /REETS ( ,A!NS40 ,& IF HE SAYS 7) SOME JU/IFICATION7 ?AT ! FAILURES ( ! ,BRITI% ,LABOR ,P>TY OR ( ! ,GREEK ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY >E COMPLICAT$1 ,I CAN REPLY ?AT ! WEAKNESS ( ! ,LEFT 9 RELATION TO ! ,?AT*] GOV]NM5T WAS ALSO QUITE COMPLICAT$4 7,MEIKS9S ,WOOD #a#i#i#h7 ,BUT A C5TURY & A HALF ( ELECTORAL EF=TS BY SOCIALI/ P>TIES HAS HAD PRETTY CONSI/5T RESULTS4 ,ELECT$ SOCIALI/ P>TIES HAVE NOT DONE WELL 9 T]MS ( MANAG+ CAPITALI/ /ATES :5 9 CRISES4 ,REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S & F>-LEFT ,M>XI/S HAVE CONCLUD$ ?AT CAPITALI/ /ATES NE$ TO BE DISMANTL$ & REPLAC$ BY NEW1 NON-/ATI/1 RADICALLY DEMOCRATIC1 9/ITUTIONS4 ,! ,NATURE ( ! ,CRISIS ,:AT DOES ,YANIS ,V>(AKIS ?9K CAUS$ ! ECONOMIC PROBLEMS :I* >E N[ CRU%+ ,GREECE & MU* ( ! WORLD8 ,HE D5IES ?AT ! CRISIS IS 0A 'NORMAL' CAPITALI/ RECESSION40 ,9/EAD IT IS A 0SECUL>1 LONG-T]M SLIDE T[>D ASYMMETRICAL DEPRESSION & MONET>Y DIS9TEGRATION44440 ,BUT AL?\< IT IS 0LONG-T]M10 IT IS NOT DUE TO ANY DEEP BACKGR\ND WEAKNESS 9 CURR5T CAPITALISM4 ,RA!R1 IT IS AN ACCID5TAL CONJUNCTURE1 A 0ONCE-9-A-C5TURY CAPITALI/ CRISIS10 ?AT CAPITALISM JU/ SORT ( FELL 9TO & N[ CANNOT EASILY CLIMB \T (4 ,IT WAS NOT ,M>X1 HE WRITES1 BUT ! LIB]AL ECONOMI/ ,J4,M4 ,KEYNES :O UND]/OOD ! PROBLEM4 ,EV]Y?+ SUPPOS$LY DEP5DS ON ! UN/ABLE & CAPRICI\S MASS PSY*OLOGY ( ! CAPITALI/S4 ,KEYNES %[$ ?AT CAPITALISM 0WAS AN 9H]5TLY 9DET]M9ATE SY/EM4444,IT C\LD FALL 9TO ONE ( !SE T]RIBLE . AT ! DROP ( A HAT1 UNPR$ICTABLY1 )\T RHYME OR REASON4444,WE HAVE NO WAY ( KN[+ :AT CAPITALISM WILL DO TOMORR[44440 ,!RE=E1 ,V>\FAKIS 9SI/S1 RADICALS MU/ TRY TO GET CAPITALISM BACK ON ITS FEET1 BACK TO 0NORMAL0 PROSP]ITY1 SO ?AT ! ,LEFT CAN RETURN TO GRADUALLY BUILD+ ITSELF4 ,H[EV]1 ,M>X HIMSELF HAD EXPECT$ CAPITALISM1 AS A WORLD SY/EM1 TO DEVELOP & !N TO 5T] A LONG-T]M EPO* ( DECL9E4 ,REVOLUTION>Y ,M>XI/S G5]ALLY BELIEV$ ?AT ?IS BEGAN >\ND ! 5D ( ! #a#i? C5TURY4 ,!RE APPE>$ AN EPO* ( SEMI-MONOPOLY BUS9ESSES1 A TIKET1 IMP]IALISM1 GREAT] W>S1 & A BACKGR\ND T5D5CY ( ! OV]ALL RATE ( PR(IT TO FALL4 ,?IS W\LD WORK ITS WAY ?R\< ! UPS & D[NS ( ! BUS9ESS CYCLE1 ?R\< UNEV5 TE*NOLOGICAL & REGIONAL DEVELOPM5T1 & 9CREAS+ CRISES ( V>I\S SORTS4 ,V>\FAKIS IMPLICITLY REJECTS ANY CONCEPT ( AN EPO* ( CAPITALI/ DECL9E4 ,HE PO9TS \T ?AT !RE WAS A P]IOD ( RELATIVE PROSP]ITY 7FROM ! LATE #dS TO AB\T #a#i#g7--US+ HIS [N PECULI> EXPLANATION4 ,IT WAS ! #aiag ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION3 0! SUCCESS ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION CAUS$ CAPITALISM1 9 DUE C\RSE1 /RATEGICALLY TO RECOIL & TO CONC$E P5SION S*EMES & NATIONAL HEAL? S]VICES4444 ,! CREATION ( A WORK]S' /ATE444 =CE. CAPITALISM TO BECOME MORE CIVILIZ$44440 ,PRESUMABLY1 IF CAPITALISM MADE !SE CONCESSIONS ONCE1 IT C\LD DO IT AGA94 ,BUT BE=E CAPITALISM BECAME SO 0CIVILIZ$01 FOLL[+ ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION1 IT REALLY W5T ?R\< A ,GREAT ,DEPRESSION1 ! DEFEATS ( ATTEMPT$ WORK]S' REVOLUTIONS1 ! RISE ( FASCISM CULM9AT+ 9 ,NAZISM1 ! CONSOLIDATION ( ,/AL9ISM1 & ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I4 ,!SE T]RIBLE DEFEATS ( ! WORK+ CLASS P]MITT$ ! PO/W> REORGANIZATION ( WORLD CAPITALISM BEH9D ,U,S IMP]IALISM4 ,!Y P]MITT$ ! GR[? ( ! 0P]MAN5T >MS ECONOMY10 ! NEOCOLONIAL SUP]-EXPLOITATION ( ! OPPRESS$ NATIONS 7:]E CAPITALISM NEV] DID BECOME 0MORE CIVILIZ$071 & ! LOOT+ ( ! 5VIRONM5T4 ,!RE FACTORS WORE \T !IR /IMULATIVE EFFECTS BY AB\T #a#i#g4 ,! OV]ALL DIRECTION ( ! WORLD ECONOMY HAS BE5 D[NHILL EV] S9CE4 ,WORLD CAPITALISM HAS RETURN$ TO ! SYMPTOMS %[+ ! EPO* ( ITS DECL9E4 ,?AT IS ! BACKGR\ND REASON = ! CURR5T /AGNATION & F9ANCIAL UNBALANCE1 AS WELL AS ! WORLD ?REAT ( HORRIBLE ECOLOGICAL CATA/ROPHES4 7,PRICE #b#a#c7 ,! PROGRAMATIC IMPLICATIONS ( ?IS ANALYSIS 7:I* WAS DEVELOP$ ) ,M>X'S ECONOMIC !ORIES7 IS QUITE DIFF]5T FROM ,V>\FAKIS' PROGRAM4 ,A LIB]AL PROGRAM WILL NOT SOLVE ! PROBLEMS ( AN EPO* ( DECL9E1 :E!R IMPLEM5T$ BY LIB]ALS OR BY SOCIALI/S4 ,!RE MAY BE--!RE WILL BE--UPS & D[NS 9 ! ECONOMY1 IMPROVEM5TS H]E & !RE1 LOPSID$ DEVELOPM5T1 TEMPOR>Y 0PROSP]ITIES0 = ! FEW BAS$ ON F9ANCIAL BUBBLES--BUT !RE WILL ALSO BE LONG-T]M /AGNATION1 REPEAT$ BUR/+ ( BUBBLES1 CONT9U+ W>S1 ECOLOGICAL DECAY1 & VA/ SUFF]+ = MANY WORK+ PEOPLE >\ND ! WORLD4 ,!RE WILL BE A RISE ( RIIAN =CES1 9CLUD+ \TRIX'S ,ECONOMIC ,!ORY ,BE=E REVIEW+ ,V>\FAKIS' CRITIQUE ( ,M>X'S ECONOMIC !ORIES1 ,I WANT TO MAKE A PO9T4 ,:ILE !RE >E MANY DISAGREEM5TS BETWE5 ,M>XISM & AN>*ISM1 !RE IS ONE MAJOR >EA ( OV]LAP4 ,BO? CLASS-/RUGGLE AN>*ISM & ,M>X'S ,M>XISM AGREE ON ! REVOLUTION>Y IMPORTANCE ( ! MOD]N WORK+ CLASS4 ,DUE TO ITS C5TRAL POSITION 9 ! CAPITALI/ PROCESS ( PRODUCTION1 IT HAS A /RATEGIC POT5TIAL P[] TO OV]?R[ CAPITALISM--ESPECIALLY IF ALLI$ ) O!R OPPRESS$ SECTIONS ( SOCIETY4 ,FROM A REVOLUTION>Y-DEMOCRATIC 9T]PRETATION ( ,M>XISM3 0,! HE>T ( .<,M>X'S.> !ORY IS ?IS PROPOSITION3 ?AT .<= ! FIR/ TIME.> !RE IS A SOCIAL MAJORITY :I* HAS ! 9T]E/ & MOTIVATION TO *ANGE ! SY/EM1 & ?AT ! AIM ( SOCIALISM CAN BE ! $UCATION & MOBILIZATION ( ?IS MASS-MAJORITY4 ,?IS IS ! EXPLOIT$ CLASS1 ! WORK+ CLASS4444,A ,SOCIALISM-FROM-,BEL[ IS POSSIBLE1 ON ! BASIS ( A !ORY :I* SEES ! REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIALITIES 9 ! BROAD MASSES1 EV5 IF !Y SEEM BACKW>D AT A GIV5 TIME & PLACE4 ,C,A,P,I,T,A,L1 AFT] ALL1 IS NO?+ BUT ! DEMON/RATION ( ! ECONOMIC BASIS ( ?IS PROPOSITION40 7,DRAP] #a#i#i#b2 #a7 ,( C\RSE1 NOT ALL :O REG>D !MSELVES AS ,M>XI/S W\LD AGREE ) ?IS 0PROPOSITION40 ,MANY W\LD AGREE 9 ! AB/RACT BUT NOT 9 PRACTICE4 ,MANY F9D 0! HE>T ( . !ORY0 9 SOME O!R ASPECT ( ,M>X'S WORK4 ,I AM NOT >GU+ :OSE 9T]PRETATION ( ,M>X IS 0CORRECT40 ,DRA/ICALLY DIFF]5T V]SIONS ( ,M>XISM MAY BE EQUALLY ROOT$ 9 ASPECTS ( ,M>X'S WORK4 ,:AT IS ! 0HE>T0 ( ,VAN\FAKIS' !ORY8 ,HE REF]S TO SEV]AL KEY ISSUES ?AT HE VALUES AB\T ,M>XISM4 ,S9CE HE WAS A *ILD1 HE /ATES1 HE BELIEV$ 9 0! EFFECT ( TE*NOLOGICAL *ANGE & 9NOVATION ON ! HI/ORICAL PROCESS444,?IS CON/ANT TRIUMPH ( HUMAN REASON44440 ,?IS IS :AT HE REG>DS AS 0HI/ORICAL MAT]IALISM0 7BUT S\NDS CLOSE TO TE*NOLOGICAL DET]M9ISM7 COMB9$ ) A FOCUS ON 0RATIONALITY40 0,M>X WAS ADAMANT3 ,! PROBLEM ) CAPITALISM IS NOT ?AT IT IS UNFAIR BUT ?AT IT IS IRRATIONAL44440 ,SOCIALISM1 PRESUMABLY1 WILL BE A 0RATIONAL0 SOCIETY4 ,OR SO ,I W\LD GUESS1 S9CE HE SAYS NO?+ :ATEV] AB\T ! NATURE ( ! SOCIALI/ GOAL4 ,HE ALSO RAISES 0FRE$OM10 :I* HE SOMEH[ M]GES ) RATIONALITY 7:I* IS V]Y ,HEGELIAN74 ,HE EV5 CRITICIZES ! ,COMMUNI/S & SOCIAL DEMOCRATS BECAUSE 09/EAD ( EMBRAC+ LIB]TY & RATIONALITY4441 !Y OPT$ = EQUALITY & JU/ICE44440 ,AN>*I/S >E ALSO = RATIONALITY1 & MAKE FRE$OM C5TRAL TO !IR VALUES1 BUT W\LD NOT C\NT]POSE !M TO FAIRNESS1 EQUALITY1 & JU/ICE4 ,& !Y W\LD NOT AGREE ?AT ,M>XI/-,L59I/S & SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC RE=MI/S %[$ A LOT ( CONC]N = EQUALITY & JU/ICE--LET ALONE TOO MU*4 ,HE ALSO PRAISES ,M>X = HIS 0DIALECTICS10 AS 9 AN 0AL]TNESS TO B9>Y OPPOSITIONS10 DEMON/RAT$ BY ,M>X'S VIEW ( LABOR4 ,YET HE ALSO BLAMES ,M>X = BE+ 09SUFFICI5TLY DIALECTICAL40 ,H[EV]1 ,I WILL LEAVE ALONE ,VAN\FAKIS' EXCURSION 9TO DIALECTICAL PHILOSOPHY & ! NATURE ( LABOR1 :I* W\LD TAKE TOO LONG TO UNTANGLE4 ,:AT ,YANIS ,VAN\FAKIS DOES NOT DISCUSS1 AS ! HE>T ( HIS !ORY1 IS CLASS OR ! WORK+ CLASS OR ! NE$ = 0$UCATION & MOBILIZATION0 ( ! WORK+ CLASS & O!R OPPRESS$ GR\PS4 ,HE DISCUSSES 0FRE$OM0 9 T]MS ( 9DIVIDUAL WORK]S' LABOR1 BUT NOT AS A GOAL ( A CLASS MOVEM5T4 ,HE DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE ! GOAL ( ! WORK]S TAK+ OV] SOCIETY & REORGANIZ+ IT1 MOV+ T[>DS A COOP]ATIVE1 RADICALLY DEMOCRATIC1 COMMUNITY )\T CLASSES1 A /ATE1 OR OPPRESSION4 ,HE HAS SO ?OR\E ONLY BAS$ ON ?IS ONE ESSAY4 ,I DO NOT KN[ :AT ,V>\FAKIS MAY HAVE WRITT5 ELSE:]E1 9 HIS BOOKS & >TICLES & HIS BLOG4 ,BUT HIS >TICLE IS PRES5T$ AS AN OV]VIEW ( HIS POLITICAL & ECONOMIC OP9IONS1 FOCUS+ ON HIS VIEWS AB\T ,M>XISM1 & ,I TAKE IT AS SU*47 ,HE ALSO RAISES A SET ( SEV]E CRITICISMS ( ,M>X'S CRITIQUE ( POLITICAL ECONOMY4 ,HE CONDEMNS 0,M>X'S TWO UN=GIVABLE ]RORS4444,I REMA9 T]RIBLY ANGRY ) HIM4444,M>X COMMITT$ TWO SPECTACUL> MI/AKES40 ,TO ,V>\FAKIS1 0,M>X'S FIR/ ]ROR0 WAS TO FAIL TO NOTICE ?AT HIS !ORY WAS 0EXCEPTIONALLY P[]FUL0 & ?AT ?IS C\LD HAVE AU?ORIT>IAN EFFECTS4 0,H[ COME HE %[$ NO CONC]N ?AT HIS DISCIPLES444MIX'S [N IDEAS1 9 ORD] TO ABUSE O!R COMRADES1 TO BUILD !IR [N P[] BASE1 TO GA9 POSITIONS ( 9FLU5CE1 TO B$ IMPRESSIONABLE /UD5TS1 ETC40 ,AS A RESULT1 HE SAYS1 0! CREATION ( A WORK]S' /ATE444W\LD BE 9FECT$ ) ! VIRUS ( TOTALIT>IANISM40 ,IT IS NOT 5TIRELY CLE> :AT ,V>\FAKIS MEANS BY ?IS 0FIR/ ]ROR40 ,DOES HE BLAME ,M>X = DEVELOP+ A 0P[]FUL0 !ORY & SUGGE/ ?AT HE %\LD HAVE PROPOS$ A 0WEAK]0 SET ( IDEAS8 ,IF SO1 ?IS IS NONS5SE4 ,BUT :AT HE MI*I/S >E 9 FULL AGREEM5T1 & HAVE LONG SAID ! SAME ?+4 ,9 #a#h#g#c1 ,MI*AEL ,BAKUN9 WROTE ?AT UND] ! ,M>XI/ /ATE1 0,!SE ELECT$ REPRES5TATIVES1 SAY ! ,M>XI/S1 WILL BE D$ICAT$ & LE>N$ SOCIALI/S4444.<,IT.> WILL BE NO?+ BUT A DESPOTIC CONTROL ( ! POPULACE BY A NEW & NOT AT ALL NUM]\S >I/OCRACY ( REAL & PSEUDO-SCI5TI/S4 ,! 'UN$UCAT$' PEOPLE WILL BE TOTALLY RELIEV$ ( ! C>ES ( ADM9I/RATION4444,A GOV]NM5T ( SCI5TI/S WILL BE A REAL DICTATOR%IP REG>DLESS ( DEMOCRATIC =MS40 7,BAKUN9 #a#i#h2 #c#c#a7 ,BAKUN9 WAS NOT OPPOS$ TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( !ORY 7HE ADMIR$ ,M>X'S ,C,A,P,I,T,A,L74 ,NOR DID HE ?9K ?AT ! SOLUTION WAS TO AVOID HAV+ A REVOLUTION AT ALL 7AS ,V>\FAKIS APPE>S TO BELIEVE74 ,9/EAD1 HE ?\1 SETT+ UP 9/ITUTIONS ( MASS SELF-RULE 7WORKPLACE C\NCILS1 COMMUNAL ASSEMBLIES1 POPUL> MILITIAS1 ETC4174 ,BR++ ! BROAD MASSES ( WORK+ PEOPLE1 ( BO? G5D]S & ALL RACES & NATIONALITIES1 9TO ! 0ADM9I/RATION0 ( SOCIALI/ SOCIETY1 !SE W\LD F$]ATE TOGE!R = COMMUNICATION & DEMOCRATIC COORD9ATION4 0,M>X'S SECOND ]ROR10 ACCORD+ TO ,YANIS ,V>\FAKIS1 0444WAS HIS ASSUMPTION ?AT TRU? AB\T CAPITALISM C\LD BE DISCOV]$ 9 ! MA!MATICS ( HIS MODELS 7! SO-CALL$ 'S*EMES ( REPRODUCTION'740 ,HE BLAMES ,M>X = 0,?IS DET]M9ATION TO HAVE ! 'COMPLETE1' 'CLOS$' /ORY 1 OR MODEL1 ! 'F9AL WORD'44440 ,APP>5TLY1 :AT ,V>\FAKIS IS CONDEMN+ IS ,M>X'S T5D5CY TO TREAT AB/RACT !ORIES AS CONCRETE REALITY1 :I* COV] EV]Y?+1 & ASS]T+ ! 09EVITABILITY0 ( HIS !ORIES COM+ TO PASS4 ,! AN>*I/ ,RONALD ,TABOR CALLS ?IS 0! TYRANNY ( !ORY40 ,HE SUMM>IZES1 0,AT BOTTOM1 ! TOTALIT>IAN CONT5T ( ,M>XISM IS ROOT$ 9 ITS BELIEF ?AT ! UNIV]SE 9 ALL ITS FACETS--9ORGANIC1 ORGANIC1 & HUMAN_/SOCIAL--CAN BE 5COMPASS$ )91 & ACCURATELY REPRES5T$ BY1 ONE LOGICALLY COH]5T WORLD VIEW OR PHILOSOPHY40 7,TABOR #b#a#c2 #c#b#i7 ,NOT ?AT ?IS IS ALL !RE IS TO ,M>XISM4 ,V>\FAKIS1 AS ,I HAVE %[N1 ALSO BELIEVES ?AT ,M>X RECOGNIZ$ COMPLEXITY1 FRE$OM1 & 9DET]M9ACY4 ,BUT A GREAT MANY ,M>XI/S HAVE PRES5T$ !IR ,M>XISM AS RIGID & DET]M9I/IC 70SOCIALISM IS 9EVITABLE071 & CONFUS+ AB/RACT & CONCRETE CONCEPTIONS4 ,?IS HAS BE5 ! MA9/REAM 9T]PRETATION UND] BO? TRADITIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRACY & ,/AL9ISM4 ,BUT WEIRDI/ ( ALL IS ,V>\FAKIS' CLAIM ?AT ,M>X REALLY KNEW ?AT SOME ( HIS !ORIES W]E WRONG BUT DELIB]ATELY CONT9U$ TO ADVOCATE !M ANYWAY1 = ! SAKE ( DOM9AT+ O!RS4 0,! REASON = HIS ]ROR IS A LITTLE MORE S9I/]444HE COVET$ ! P[] ?AT MA!MATICAL 'PRO(' AF=D$ HIM4 ,IF ,I AM RIX KNEW :AT HE WAS DO+44440 ,ASIDE FROM MY BELIEF ?AT ,M>X WAS NOT WRONG ON ! ISSUES ,V>\FAKIS RAISES 7ESS5TIALLY ! 0TRANS=MATION PROBLEM071 ?IS IS AN UNPROVABLE CLAIM AT BE/ & IS EXTREMELY UNLIKELY4 ,I DO NOT CLAIM ?AT ,M>X WAS A SA9TLY P]SON1 BUT SU* *>ACT] ASSASS9ATION IS TO BE EXPECT$ FROM A B\RGEOIS POLITICIAN1 NOT FROM ANY K9D ( RADICAL4 ,! MA9 DISAGREEM5T BETWE5 AN>*I/S & ,M>XI/S HAS BE5 OV] PROGRAM4 ,M>XI/S' GOAL IS = ! WORK]S TO TAKE OV] ! /ATE 7EI!R ! EXI/+ ONE OR A NEW /ATE ( !IR [N7 & TO NATIONALIZE & C5TRALIZE MO/ ( ! ECONOMY4 ,FROM ! BEG9N+1 AN>*I/S HAVE *>G$ ?AT ?IS PROGRAM1 IF A*IEV$1 W\LD RESULT 9 A BUREAUCRATIC RUL+ CLASS OV] A /ATE CAPITALI/ ECONOMY4 ,9/EAD1 AN>*I/S ADVOCAT$ REPLAC+ CAPITALISM & ITS /ATE ) F$]ATIONS & NETWORKS ( WORKPLACE C\NCILS1 NEIY ASSOCIATIONS1 WORK]S & CONSUM]S' COOP]ATIVES1 & SELF-MANAG$ COMMUNITIES :I* 9TEGRATE 9DU/RY & AGRICULTURE4 ,) ! ADVANTAGE ( H9DSI*I/ CRITICISM ( ! ,M>XI/ PROGRAM1 AT LEA/1 HAS BE5 CORRECT4 ,CONCLUSION ,B\RGEOIS POLITICIANS RUN = (FICE 9 ORD] TO GET ELECT$1 & !N--IF !Y >E NOT YET CORRUPT--TO 0DO GOOD0 ,= ! PEOPLE4 ,HOPEFULLY1 SOCIALI/ POLITICIANS DO NOT RUN = (FICE JU/ TO GET ELECT$ BUT TO C>RY \T A PROGRAM4 ,!N ! QUE/ION IS1 :AT IS !IR PROGRAM8 ,WILL IT SOLVE ! CURR5T PROBLEMS ( ! PEOPLE8 ,I HAVE >GU$ ?AT ! CURR5T CRISIS IS MU* DEEP] ?AN BELIEV$ BY ,YANIS ,V>\KIS OR HIS ,SYRIZA P>TY--BAS+ MY VIEW ON ,M>X'S ECONOMIC ANALYSIS4 ,!RE=E HIS PROGRAM1 EV5 IF IT C\LD BE C>RI$ \T 9 ! FACE ( RI*I/S & O!R F>-LEFT SOCIALI/S DO NOT AIM TO TAKE P[] = !MSELVES & !RE=E DO NOT RUN = ELECTORAL (FICE4 ,AS P>T ( ! WORK+ CLASS & ! OPPRESS$1 !Y WANT ! PEOPLE TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES TO TAKE OV] & TRANS=M ! SY/EM4 ,!Y DO NOT BELIEVE ?AT ?IS CAN BE DONE ?R\< ! /ATE & ! ELECTORAL SY/EM1 AG5CIES ( CAPITALISM4 ,! 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