[P2P-F] 'delayists'

[Michel Bauwens]

Orsan writes:

<On the one hand there emerges an alliance of 'delayists' (around next
system project, new economy alliance, de-growth so on) and on the radical
left 'acclerationists' are forming a constellation (around Negri and so
on). Some from left like Michael Aalbert, and parecon, David Harvey and
rabel cities, negrists or cognitive captalists 'platform cooperatvism',
Eric Olin Wright and real Utopias.. are counted in the next system
alliance.>

why would you call them delayists .. Michael Albert (and yourself in my
opinion, i.e those that are waiting for a purist big bang) in probably the
only one that qualifies ; the others are all engated in social change now,
for example, gar alperovitz of the next economy project has co-instituted
the clevel cooperative model

Having a vision of the future, and organizing around a radical new model,
in no way means that these people are 'delayists'.

I also object to the  critique that activists need to make a living ...

Here are the choices that I see:

'Exo-genous' sources;

* government subsidies ... lot's of radical projects depend on it

* philanthropy ...

* direct wages from capitalist entreprises (i.e. having a job)


Endo-genous sources:

- membership organisations , crowdfunding

- independent market income as autonomous entities (las indias)

EVERY choice comes with a price , but unless you are a rentier, you have to
make them,

Michel

Michel

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