> > I'll confess that I find revolution almost inconceivable in any First World
> > country.
> > Doug
>
> gee Doug, isn't this the kind of thing that starts someone down the road
> to neo-conservatism or the 'socialism' of the *Dissent* crowd at least.
> ..maybe hanging with the *Bad Subjects* folks - and their knowingly
> playful and self-reflexive readings - can prevent that from happening..
> .and what was it that Gramsci said about 'pessimism of the intellect,
> optimism of the will?' (I think someone said it before G but I can't
> remember who it was)...Michael Hoover
What gives? Doug's comment is perfectly in line with Gramsci: "inconceivable" pertains to the intellect, and it's pessimistic.
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