OFFLIST Re: Zizek's (Cockburn's) Lenin

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed May 3 12:03:57 PDT 2000


Carrol Cox wrote:


>Charles Brown wrote:
>
>>
>> CB: I've been meaning to say here, those here who keep talking
>>like their jargon does not suffer from the same list of weakness
>>that Doug gives us here are indulging themselves in unfounded
>>self-congratulations.
>>
>> To make the above judgment implies that you have some talk and
>>political language that is not as you criticize "left jargon" to
>>be. But, do you really think your talk is all fun , non-formulaic,
>>uptodate, non-alienating,non-klunky? I haven't seen it. I sure
>>wouldn't be imitating what you have copied from Zizek , et al, if I
>>was trying to be politically fresh.
>>
>> So, back at you. Your political rhetoric seems pretty tired. Why
>>would we take your judgement of ours ?
>>
>> I sure wouldn't leave my cabaret to go to your square dance. I
>>could say it more vulgarly, but you all are a bit stiff.
>>
>> CB
>
>Very good. I've been occasionally, when I happen to remember,
>making a collection of "sophisticated left jargon" (mostly of the
>red-baiting kind). Some time in the next 12 months I'm going to
>have collected enough to post my thoughts on it.

Love the "OFFLIST" in the subject line. Sometimes things just slip out, don't they? Can't wait for you to collect your jargon, and your thoughts.

Doug



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