[lbo-talk] Re: redbaiting

[Doug Henwood]

Seems to me that both the phrase and practice of redbaiting are the 
enemies of serious thought. The phrase is often deployed to deflect 
justified criticism; ANSWER and WWP do it all the time. But on the 
other hand there's also a reflexive and mindless impulse behind the 
practice too - ANSWER = Ba'ath = Kim Jong Il. It's a lot like Bush's 
axis of evil logic. It's a lot better to talk substance than trade in 
guilt or innocence by association.

Doug