Re: Constructive Criticism vs. Opposition Criticism (was Targeting Empire?)
On Sep 11, 2007, at 8:56 AM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
Regarding Iran, what most leftists in the West do is what Ellner calls “opposition criticism.”
You’ve failed to provide any serious evidence of this, but you keep
saying it over and over.
Besides, what’s wrong with oppositional criticism of a capitalist
state, even if it is anti-imperialist? Venezuela is trying to change
capitalist property arrangements and class relations; Iran has never
done that, and never will, given the regime’s base in the bazaar
petit bourgeoisie.
Doug