10-08-2011, 10:38 PM
Gary Severson Wrote:Magda, I wasn't asking for a definition of Marxian state theory since I know what Marxism says about "the state" which is why I asked the question of Ed. If you read my post closer you will see I didn't suggest Ed made the comment about "the state" but that it was incld. in his post implying it was said in Sutton's material that Ed posted. I was asking Ed what he thought about Sutton's understanding of the significance of "the state".
Gary - I'm citing only your quote above, but considering your several posts on Anthony Sutton's comments about the influence of Hegelian Statism.
It's hard to think of a state that has withered away, according to classic Marxist theory as articulated by Magda in her post.
My own take is that Sutton was attemping to draw a direct link between the philosophies that spawned totalitarian states and the Skull & Boners' "suppression of individualist tendencies and a careful spoon-feeding of of approved knowledge" in the US education system. And onwards into the control of adult Americans, through the dumbing down of public discourse in America, and its enclosure within carefully defined borders guarded by Mockingbirds.
I don't think the Boners would be terribly keen on the type of state control of thought that they promote "withering away".... :loco:
Thanks for the information about Ted Sorensen.
What else did he tell you about the speech, and its, ahem, deeper meanings?
"It means this War was never political at all, the politics was all theatre, all just to keep the people distracted...."
"Proverbs for Paranoids 4: You hide, They seek."
"They are in Love. Fuck the War."
Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
"Ccollanan Pachacamac ricuy auccacunac yahuarniy hichascancuta."
The last words of the last Inka, Tupac Amaru, led to the gallows by men of god & dogs of war
"Proverbs for Paranoids 4: You hide, They seek."
"They are in Love. Fuck the War."
Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
"Ccollanan Pachacamac ricuy auccacunac yahuarniy hichascancuta."
The last words of the last Inka, Tupac Amaru, led to the gallows by men of god & dogs of war

