BK on Identity

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Mar 5 11:53:57 PST 2001


Charles Brown wrote:


> >>> dhenwood at panix.com 03/03/01 08:20PM >>>
>Carl Remick wrote:
>
>>Loss of vision is surely a chief factor in the such-as-it-is quality
>>of the left today.
>
>I agree with this. I think the best way to fight working class racism
>is by appeals to universality and justice, emotional appeals to human
>solidarity, and not by appeals to some vague unprovable long-term
>material self-interest.
>
>(((((((((((
>
>CB: Why not appeal to both ?

Because the case for material self-interest is at best long term, and not really proved. Yoshie seems to think it's proved, but as far as I can tell she's just asserting that and citing theory to back up the case.

Doug



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