>I have no difficulty sitting by quietly during
>discussions of the metaphysics of whiteness, precisely
>because it is so clear that such discourse has no
>impact on the real world politics of the anti-racist
>struggle. But this shit just makes me crazy, I have to
>admit, because there are people who listen to this
>anti-science obscurantism and conspiracy theory
>explanations of HIV and AIDS, and do real harm to
>themselves, eschewing medical regimens which could, at
>the very least, prolong their life and dramatically
>improve the quality of their life. And if that wasn't
>bad enough, we now have Mbeki bringing the entire ANC
>government in South Africa into serious disrepute with
>this pseudo-progressive mindlessness. It's time to
>bring Bebel's apt phrase back, and talk about "the
>socialism of fools."
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