The pattern of these reactions is evidence that the structural cause of the crisis-process lies beyond the reach of politics, for it is a result of a fundamental contradiction in the historical internal dynamics of capitalism, itself a prerequisite of all conscious action. Capitalism creates immense forces of production and potential for riches which in and of themselves would enable a good life for everyone (really, for everyone).

to read Norbert Trenkle's article published in: www.krisis.org September 2009, click on
www.krisis.org/2009/the-return-of-the-state-as-crisis-administrator/print/