> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Niles <cniles at ricochet.net>
> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
> Date: Friday, November 13, 1998 11:01 AM
> Subject: Re: Cockburn on Slavery
>
> [..]
> >Just as I believe that "white" folks, not the "racist" ("whiteism" not
> >"racism"), are a major obstacle to human freedom, I believe the "left" is
> >a barrier to the kind of creatively critical thinking and acting
> >necessary to the development of a post-capitalist, democratic,
> >non-authoritarian society based primarily on principles of use, not
> >ownership.
>
> Exactly, why? And what do you suggest as a remedy: ink? Extermination camps?
> Melanine-enhancing genetic engineering? Bright sunshine?
Actually, Enzo, Niles is way out of touch in this regard.
He's apparently blissfully unawares of white folks relentless attacks on their own skin, from body piercings and tattoing amongst the more rebellious to tanning salons amongst the elites. Why, the whole fashion industry is built almost entirely on white folks attempts to obliterate their skin from epistemic existence.
But, if all else fails, some far-sighted futurists predict self-flaying as the first big thing of the Third Millenium.
-- Paul Rosenberg Reason and Democracy rad at gte.net
"Let's put the information BACK into the information age!"