I understand why some are attracted to Varoufakis. It's more fun to delve into fantasy than the overwhelming reality of global monopoly capitalism. How can we accept the solution from someone who is so wrong about the problem? As Birrion points out, YV's solution is whack: it implies that economics is about money, not the distribution of resources.
I think you’re doing a real disservice to important practical and strategic questions by dismissing Varoufakis. Whether one identifies him as a Marxist or not is less than important. He has his shortcomings, as we all do, but I see those shortcomings in his devotion to weak pseudo-democratic institutions and other more specious areas. Rarely have I ever found an thinker who speaks the language of mainstream economics and is so well read in Marx. If you draw different conclusions, that is all well an good, but these appeal to authority attacks and woefully out of context critiques are beneath you. There’s a lot more to Varoufakis’ project than you give him credit for here.
I understand why some are attracted to Varoufakis. It's more fun to delve into fantasy than the overwhelming reality of global monopoly capitalism. How can we accept the solution from someone who is so wrong about the problem? As Birrion points out, YV's solution is whack: it implies that economics is about money, not the distribution of resources.
I think you’re doing a real disservice to important practical and strategic questions by dismissing Varoufakis. Whether one identifies him as a Marxist or not is less than important. He has his shortcomings, as we all do, but I see those shortcomings in his devotion to weak pseudo-democratic institutions and other more specious areas. Rarely have I ever found an thinker who speaks the language of mainstream economics and is so well read in Marx. If you draw different conclusions, that is all well an good, but these appeal to authority attacks and woefully out of context critiques are beneath you. There’s a lot more to Varoufakis’ project than you give him credit for here.
Wealthy corporations and the mega billionaire class operate like renegade nations. They do not empower local communities.