>We all, however, know that Doug is a socialist of the Oscar Wilde sort:
>
>***** And as I have mentioned the word labour, I cannot help saying that
>a great deal of nonsense is being written and talked nowadays about the
>dignity of manual labour. There is nothing necessary dignified about
>manual labour at all, and most of it is absolutely degrading. It is
>mentally and morally injurious to man to do anything in which he does not
>find pleasure, and many forms of labour are quite pleasureless activities,
>and should be regarded as such. To sweep a slushy crossing for eight hours
>on a day when the east wind is blowing is a disgusting occupation. To
>sweep it with mental, moral, or physical dignity seems to me to be
>impossible. To sweep it with joy would be appalling. Man is made for
>something better than disturbing dirt. All work of that kind should be
>done by a machine. ("The Soul of Man under Socialism") *****
I'd actually love to see your specific critique of this Yoshie. I presume you're implying one. I may in fact put this on all my Christmas cards. If I ever get around to any.
Catherine