Louis:
It might be Reaganite reactionary propaganda, but it might also be naivete. Frequently I can't tell the difference. And I'm serious when I ask you this, how can you tell the difference? The city I live in is the buckle on the Bible Belt, and I hear stupid shit like the free meal comment all the time. Until the person says something explicitly comservative or reactionary, I hope for the best. It generally turns out to be ignorance.
Apologies if my earlier comments offended you; that was certainly not my intent.
Frances
On Sun, 23 Aug 1998, Louis Proyect wrote:
> Frances Bolton:
> >But I don't think those comments make it appropriate to
> >call him a racist and a reactionary.
>
> When Withrow says, "There are plenty of places to get a free meal," he is
> spouting Reaganite bullshit propaganda. It is the same thing as saying that
> anybody can get a job if they look hard enough. It is the same thing as
> saying that if you study hard, you can succeed. That you can not detect
> reactionary bullshit is your problem, not mine. As far as PEN-L is
> concerned, I have no idea what viciousness you are referring to. Mine? If
> you think so, take it up with Michael Perelman.
>