LM, doing the Virginia Postrel thing

Charles Brown CharlesB at CNCL.ci.detroit.mi.us
Wed Dec 8 06:50:41 PST 1999


A bunch of ye ole Tories would know, wouldn't ye ?

CB


>>> Russell Grinker <grinker at mweb.co.za> 12/07/99 01:03PM >>>
No Charles, the logic was good ol' American chauvinist protectionism.

Russell

-----Original Message----- From: Charles Brown <CharlesB at CNCL.ci.detroit.mi.us> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Date: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 6:30 PM Subject: RE: LM, doing the Virginia Postrel thing


>Indeed, a Boston Tea Party OF A NEW TYPE. When capitalists destroy
property it is called "creative destruction". When steelworkers and anarchists or Indians in Potlatch destroy property it is called "Ludditism" and "violence" and fetishism. Why did the Americans in Boston Harbor dressup like Indians ?
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>The logic of this debate was practical-critical activity.
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>CB
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>>>> Max Sawicky <sawicky at epinet.org> 12/07/99 08:35AM >>>
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>>Max Sawicky wrote:
>>Well wasn't this article a piece of shit.
>>Where's Heartfield these days?
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>Yes, now that you Americans have had your 1905, logical debate is
apparently
>no longer required and abuse will suffice. Maybe Max can give a bit of
>background on who organised the updated Boston Tea Party during which
>foreign steel was dumped into a harbour during the WTO events. LBOers may
>have missed this in their excitement over all the other activity in
Seattle.
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>Russell
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>Indeed for some things logical debate is not required.
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>I don't know about the tea party, but if it was the
>steelworkers it sounds o.k. to me.
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>mbs
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