komsomol
4th September 2002, 18:18
I have not read Lenin's work by this title, but I have it in his essential works which I will read when I have finished reading other literature...
I have read that Lenin describes the highest stage of Capitalism, as 'parasitic' in this work. THe more I think about it in relation to my own country, the more it seems to me that my country is a prime example of Capitalism in stagnation.
The era of 'Corporate Imperialism', in which we live in today, is, I believe near the end of the Capitalists mode of production. I already thought this beforehand, but the extent of the situation has only became apparent in the last few months.
For example, the revelation that two thirds of the UK's economy make-up is services, leaving only one third to manufacture. As you might expect, this shocked me. This fact, coupled with a bit of logic, made me come to the conclusion that, this Country is a parasite. Loads of wealth is pouring into this country with very little moving out as a result of surplus-value by international bourgeois. This puts our economy in a dire position, the dependency on the world market would make Nationalisation in the short term very damaging. I understand, that maybe the Labour government is indeed Socialist, but unwilling to impliment it or take any great steps towards Socialism because of fear of adverse effects probably created by significant reform. We must look to the undeveloped countries to impliment socialism, then the rest shall fall...
(Edited by MOLOCH at 8:51 pm on Sep. 8, 2002)
I have read that Lenin describes the highest stage of Capitalism, as 'parasitic' in this work. THe more I think about it in relation to my own country, the more it seems to me that my country is a prime example of Capitalism in stagnation.
The era of 'Corporate Imperialism', in which we live in today, is, I believe near the end of the Capitalists mode of production. I already thought this beforehand, but the extent of the situation has only became apparent in the last few months.
For example, the revelation that two thirds of the UK's economy make-up is services, leaving only one third to manufacture. As you might expect, this shocked me. This fact, coupled with a bit of logic, made me come to the conclusion that, this Country is a parasite. Loads of wealth is pouring into this country with very little moving out as a result of surplus-value by international bourgeois. This puts our economy in a dire position, the dependency on the world market would make Nationalisation in the short term very damaging. I understand, that maybe the Labour government is indeed Socialist, but unwilling to impliment it or take any great steps towards Socialism because of fear of adverse effects probably created by significant reform. We must look to the undeveloped countries to impliment socialism, then the rest shall fall...
(Edited by MOLOCH at 8:51 pm on Sep. 8, 2002)