Hope there is something in this for you,
Tom Lehman
paula wrote:
> Hi Gang,
>
> Tom, you wouldn't believe the missed key strokes that led me to your post
> about the NC textile workers. Havn't even been to Eudora lately and was
> trying to open a stock thing.(what can I say, I'm obsessive/compulsive, I
> guess). I think I could help if anything comes up with Michael and it
> hasn't been dealt with yet. In any case I shall call your friend and
> introduce myself.
>
> My friends, I have been wading in the mainstream, and it is toxic, and
> incredibly stupid. Thinking of offering my services as an investor message
> board manager. Tribal Echo Net. Got the domain, now just need to decide
> what I can do with it.(if anything). Between hanging out on these messsage
> boards and working with the professional class, I'm really gaining
> confidence in my abilities to survive in the real world.
>
> And check this out. I'm accumulating capital! Still seems like a video
> game though. Don't tsk. This is very important to my
> recovery(unfortunately) and shedding the daddy demon. (and probably wise
> at my age)
>
> Kelley, the young woman I spoke of just got back from Ireland and I gave
> her a print out of your definitions of the various schools of feminism. I
> think she was very surprised by the cutting edge, well wrought content. She
> is after all surrounded by the purveyors of stereotype-hype. She loved it.
> We talk movies a lot now and I believe she is very impressed with me.
> I'm very cool now. Thanks. I think I have helped nudge her in a good
> direction she was contemplating from the wastelands. Should bring her some
> pubs I guess. Could be burned by the New McCarthyism though.
>
> Hey. In relation to a stock that was heading up, one participant in a Yahoo
> Investors Club(unlike the message boards, moderated) was musing about
> unlooked for wealth or something, and I used it as a rare opportunity to
> say something like, "Hey, if your making less than say, $150,000 a year,
> Capitalism owes you." Well, you wouldn't believe the ruckus. Including
> several postings of a long poem about the founding fathers dying for their
> country(?). After several personal attacks I finally responded with
> something like-unrestrained Capitalism tends to go too far and the founding
> fathers were in fact revolting against British Capitalism run amuck, and
> they should go and read what the heads of most of the leaders of most of
> the Christian churchs were saying about today's neo-liberal Capitalism.(the
> internet is very Christion). And they kicked me out! Soon, after more
> personal attacks which broke the rules of the club, as I had not.
>
> The part of Tom's posting of the NC union effort that jumped at me was
> about the nuanced approach to union non-supporters. And I say, marxism, my
> ass. If you really want to change things you gotta treat these folks with
> kidd gloves. You gotta fight nuance with nuance. The big challange is
> getting them to think of Capitalism as a thing seperate from God, Country,
> Family guilt, and gravity. Now that I'm really mingling with the masses I
> realize that it's much worse than I thought The Right has wormed it's way
> into the very heart of the culture, practically unchallenged. It's a
> zombie jamborree out there. Only marketing can save us now.
>
> smooches to all, this is
> Paula Marie Laflamme, reporting from the rube gallery.
>
> ps. I'm encouraging Megan(the young woman I work with) to subscribe to lbo,
> told her it was a good place to learn of many things. She'll be at Univ.
> of Georgia.