Cato Ad Infinito

Paul Henry Rosenberg rad at gte.net
Sun Aug 16 17:32:19 PDT 1998


Rakesh Bhandari wrote:


> >
> > Imagine for a moment that rewriting corporate charter law was the
> > burning issue of the day, instead of, say, abortion and homosexual
> > rights. We'd be carrying on INTERNAL arguments with militia members for
> > cryring out loud!
> >
> > And since they're PRECISELY the class of people all good Marxists OUGHT
> > to be organizing with, doesn't this indicate there's something here
> > worth thinking about more carefully?
>
> I think I follow Paul bizarre's logic here.
>
> 1. plutocracy is the greatest evil
> 2. businesses have found tantalizing possibilities to exploit the use of
> "citizen" and "person" in the 14th Amendment and justified their reign it
> its name (see Scott Bowman, The Modern Corporation and American Political
> Thought, p. 54)
> 3. only the Militias want to abolish the 14th Amendment, no
> mind that their reasons may be a wee-bit racist
> 4. Therefore, the militias are the best instrument to fight the greatest
> evil of our times. (sure we may have to sacrifice a few darkies in this
> battle against plutocracy but it's a price Paul is willing to pay.)
>
> Plus, good Marxists, by only keeping the company of the militias, won't
> have to deal with homosexuals, abortion rights activists and minorities.
> Hell, maybe we should join the Klan; haven't they launched a powerful
> campaign to get rid of the 14th Amendment in Mississippi.
>
> So, Paul, that's what we get in the name of reason and democracy?

Just one question, Rakesh. What in the WORLD are you smoking????

-- Paul Rosenberg Reason and Democracy rad at gte.net

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