http://blog.voyou.org/2009/03/11/no-hope-for-the-future/ Lazy rascals, spending their substance, and more, in riotous living Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.voyou.org/2009/03/11/no-hope-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-34032 voyou Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:16:10 +0000 http://blog.voyou.org/?p=575#comment-34032 Well, I'm not opposed to capitalism being saved by Keynesianism - if I'd had a vote in the US, I might have been tempted to cast a write in for <a href="http://blog.voyou.org/?attachment_id=581" rel="nofollow">the reanimated corpse of Roosevelt</a>. But I'm not sure Keynesian solutions are possible now, for both economic and political reasons. One of the papers at this conference was about how the Home Guard fostered a kind of utopian collectivism that was important in the post-war construction of the welfare state. That is, 20th century Keynesianism took a lot of political effort to construct, and I think a contemporary Keynesianism might take as much effort; and anyway, Keynesianism itself might not work given the different economic constraints of globalization, informatized production and stuff. So I don't know that Keynesianism actually is a realistic alternative to communism. Well, I’m not opposed to capitalism being saved by Keynesianism – if I’d had a vote in the US, I might have been tempted to cast a write in for the reanimated corpse of Roosevelt. But I’m not sure Keynesian solutions are possible now, for both economic and political reasons. One of the papers at this conference was about how the Home Guard fostered a kind of utopian collectivism that was important in the post-war construction of the welfare state. That is, 20th century Keynesianism took a lot of political effort to construct, and I think a contemporary Keynesianism might take as much effort; and anyway, Keynesianism itself might not work given the different economic constraints of globalization, informatized production and stuff. So I don’t know that Keynesianism actually is a realistic alternative to communism.

]]> http://blog.voyou.org/2009/03/11/no-hope-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-33855 Rachel Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:05:17 +0000 http://blog.voyou.org/?p=575#comment-33855 I support rescuing capitalism through Keynsianism this time. I don't think we have enough of a left for anything else. The BNP are probably going to benefit far more from any discontent with the system than any of the left groups. I support rescuing capitalism through Keynsianism this time. I don’t think we have enough of a left for anything else. The BNP are probably going to benefit far more from any discontent with the system than any of the left groups.

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