[Marxism] Ahmadinejad: Capitalism nearing collapse

[Paddy Apling]

How I would read between the lines of Ahmadinejad is that he figures it is 
the West's reliance on financial speculation instead of the production of 
meaningful goods by industry that is clearly failing - and on the verge of 
collapse.  He, onthecontrary in looking to industrial (i.e. industrial 
capitalist) development in and of Iran.  Yes, of course, their Islamic 
society is also excessively puritan and mysogenistic - and that is another 
aspect, which Louis reckons is the main one - but I would certainly rather 
put it as secondary,  Iran has a highly developed profesional class; and 
they mostly have a secular outlook - it is the poor who are mainly 
influenced by the mullahs.

Paddy
http://apling.freeservers.com

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Louis: "If you read between the lines of Ahmadinejad's comments, you will 
figure
out that capitalism in his eyes is identified closely with Western
society and not a mode of production analyzed in V. 1 of Capital."