>I have heard Callinicos speak and he is far from being
>some "leninoid university lecturer." Ridiculous.
When I saw him at Zizek's Lenin conference in Essen, Feb 2001, he wasn't dull as a performer so much as dull as an analyst. His engagement with contemporary politics came down to - Seattle was great, but the kids need a Leninist party. So Leninoid seems rather apt, if slightly overdone.
Doug