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From: myers@uwmacc.UUCP (Jeff Myers)
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Subject: Re: Cipriani's Withering Away of the State -- Response to Myers
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Date: Fri, 25-Jan-85 14:47:53 EST
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> 
> >Hm.  In the sense that all human activity is political.  Money IS condensed
> >power in societies which use it.  For a recent neo-Weberian outlook on
> >the concept of power in the US, check out JK Galbraith's new book.
> >
> >Jeff Myers, the ex-Ohioan
> 
> 1) No, not 'In the sense that all human activity is political', but, rather, in
> the sense that governmental activity is political.  I gave the specific example
> of the case of the FCC, and indicated where you could find other examples.
> It's good policy to read what you attempt to respond to; try it some time.
> 2) In the concluding section, I implicitly acknowledged that money is a form of
> power; I also made some important points about the distinctions among various
> forms of power.  It's good policy to read what you attempt to respond to; try
> it sometime.
> 
>                                         Up to my knees in disgust,
>                                         Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan

The section I originally responded to was making the point that the powerful
people in society gain their power mostly thru political rather than
economic means.  Was that what you intended to say?  Whatever, you sound
like the type who would be into Galbraith, so I thought I'd mention his
latest book, which he was on campus plugging at a conference sponsored by
Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Up to my knees in work,
Jeffrey Deane Myers