Zizek's (Cockburn's) Lenin

[Chris Kromm]

Cockburn's father was even better in pillorying the party for left jargon.
For example, the CP once issued a dictum about the party newspaper stating
that "the organ must penetrate the backward sections of the working
classes." Cockburn pointed out that most workers would see this as a sick
joke. The CP did not appreciate this insight.
CK

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Pollak <mpollak at panix.com>
To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: Zizek's Lenin


>
> On Tue, 2 May 2000, Charles Brown wrote:
>
> > Alex Cockburn wrote something similar 20 years ago quoting his father,
> > Claude the commie, from 50 years earlier still, who complained that the
> > typical communist speech in Hyde Park went something like "Friends, even
> > now our comrades are hanging from the thumbscrews of British Imperialism
> > in India; even now our comrades are being crushed under the jackboots of
> > British Imperialism in South Africa; even how are comrades being beaten
to
> > a pulp by the rabble of British Imperialism in Ireland; friends, join
the
> > Communist Party."
> >
> > CB: As opposed to "We have the best of everything in the best of all
> > possible worlds. Join the Communist Party. "
>
> No, more like: racist scum in on the run, protesting is lots of fun, we're
> tearing down the WTO, join the Communist party.
>
> Michael
>
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