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Williams: Re: Re: Sounds good
Forum Post, December, 01 2010
Brian Williams
Cool, Thanks for the recommendations.
Marty: Re: Re: Needs to be more graphic at the beginning
Forum Post, December, 01 2010
David Marty
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Hi again, Glad you remember me from Lincoln, it was a pleasure. Hopefully we will have the same experience in Spain soon, we are already talking about that with some people I know in the CNT. But this is not the place to talk about that. Obv...
Albert: Re: Sounds good
Forum Post, December, 01 2010
Michael Albert
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Brian, As to describing some implemented aspects of parecon - that has to wait for the vision chapter on economy...but will happen then, and later in strategy sections, too. As to addressing academic debates - for the most ...
Albert: Re: Needs to be more graphic at the beginning
Forum Post, December, 01 2010
Michael Albert
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Marty, Hi, Of course I remember...and thanks again for the assistance! I think you are right about examples helping - but if I do it everywhere, then the cost is length. I will visit the places you mention, though, and try ...
Marty: Re: Sounds good
Forum Post, December, 01 2010
David Marty
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Hello Brian, Quick comment: US and Britain are no more liberal economies than France, Japan or Germany. It is a common mistake to think these countries are. But it is a fable. Historically and even today, neither Us no Britain are liberal econo...
Marty: Re: Sounds good
Forum Post, December, 01 2010
David Marty
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Hello Brian, Quick comment: US and Britain are no more liberal economies than France, Japan or Germany. It is a common mistake to think these countries are. But it is a fable. Historically and even today, neither Us no Britain are liberal econo...
Albert: Chapter Six: Negativity Won’t Pull You Through
Forum Post, December, 01 2010
Michael Albert
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A Draft of Chapter Six of a work in progress, Fanfare for the Future
Williams: Sounds good
Forum Post, November, 30 2010
Brian Williams
No constructive criticisms really come to mind. Its well structured and identifies and addresses effectively many of the core psychological issues standing in the way of visionary thinking and practice. "What is it that we desire from societ...
Marty: Needs to be more graphic at the beginning
Forum Post, November, 30 2010
David Marty
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Hi Michael, I am just catching up now, hope you still read comments on the first chapter. First of all i want to say hi, when you were in Lincoln, UK, I accompanied you for a couple of days with my German friend, I myself am Spanish, we spok...
Albert: Re: Some suggestions
Forum Post, November, 30 2010
Michael Albert
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Yoann, > What is Social Theory: I find one paragraph not very acessible e.g "theory also contains assertions etc.." For the rest though you make concepts very accessible and that's great. Will work on...
Le Guen: Some suggestions
Forum Post, November, 29 2010
Yoann Le Guen
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Michae, great useful chapter. Here are some little suggestions: - What is Social Theory: I find one paragraph not very acessible e.g "theory also contains assertions etc.." For the rest though you make concepts very accessible a...
Marty: Re: Re: one small suggestion, one bigger issue
Forum Post, November, 26 2010
Daniel Marty
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Hi, I think sectarianism is a big issue in the revolutionary movements. I'm really looking forward to reading about strategy in the next chapters of this book about strategy which is, I think, in the heart of any movement which is willing to ...
Albert: Re: dejavu of intro
Forum Post, November, 25 2010
Michael Albert
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> I noticed that you (rightfully) emphasized that the economy section would require a little more for readers, especially those unfamiliar with parecon/coordinator class analysis. However, and I'm not sure if this is critique or jus...
Albert: Re: vision from below
Forum Post, November, 25 2010
Michael Albert
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Chris, Perhaps I should update and repost the table of contents - yes, these kinds of issues and much more strategic and tactical material will follow, in time...
Albert: Re: Re: Re: one small suggestion, one bigger issue
Forum Post, November, 25 2010
Michael Albert
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Mark, HI. > I agree that there is a connection between dogmatic thinking and sectarian behaviour but I don’t think that your solution of a “growth oriented approach”, as important as it is, can overcome...
Garrigues: vision from below
Forum Post, November, 25 2010
Chris Garrigues
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Michael, It seems very easy to anticipate what we feel you (should) write in later chapters, but that might also be part of the fun participating in this group. I think this chapter is great and no suggestions for changes. However, he...
Garrigues: re Marxism example
Forum Post, November, 25 2010
Chris Garrigues
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I got your endpoint that history is diverse, complex and there is no preordained or simple dynamic bringing about change. However, I don't think the Marxism tension analogy really helped me get there except very generally. Those pa...
Garrigues: dejavu of intro
Forum Post, November, 25 2010
Chris Garrigues
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I noticed that you (rightfully) emphasized that the economy section would require a little more for readers, especially those unfamiliar with parecon/coordinator class analysis. However, and I'm not sure if this is critique or just obser...
Evans: Re: Re: one small suggestion, one bigger issue
Forum Post, November, 24 2010
Mark Evans
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Big Thinkers - I think that this is a good example of “big thinkers” getting it wrong - “Much Later, Rosa Luxemburg was to elucidate what Bakunin had surmised: that the contradiction between libertarian spontaneity and the need...
Albert: Re: More examples / some suggestions
Forum Post, November, 24 2010
Michael Albert
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Hi Joann, > The way I find these concepts most accessible is when you provide example and especially when you start with them. So for example the Co-reproduction part: I would skip the first paragraph (definition) and start at &q...
