[lbo-talk] Baudrillard: The Violence Of The Global

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sat May 24 10:03:07 PDT 2003


Dwayne Monroe wrote:


>Whatever flaws may exist in Baudrillard's work, I
>don't believe that he compares accurately to Mr.
>Gilder who, after visiting one fiber optic firm in the
>mid nineties, wrote a breathless prediction of a fiber
>optic nirvana.

George Gilder's a reactionary clown, but he actually spent a few years studing electrical engineering. Baudrillard just makes shit up.

Doug



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