[lbo-talk] Re: bye bye ralph, hello karl

Yoshie Furuhashi furuhashi.1 at osu.edu
Tue Dec 28 10:47:02 PST 2004



>frank scott wrote:
>
>>"...His life furnishes the context to present remarks by his political
>>opponents Marx and Engels, which reveal their deep-seated homophobia.."
>>
>>they were also sexist, racist, ageist, antisemitic and other handy
>>contemporary labels for 19th century revolutionaries, as applied by 21st
>>century labelers...
>
>Maybe, but sometimes I get the feeling that you don't think those
>things matter even in the 21st century. E.g., the subject heading -
>Ralph has no historical excuse. And his apologists don't either.
>
>Doug

What excuse do you need for supporting gay marriage and equal rights between gays and straights? You only need a convoluted excuse when you become an apologist for a party -- like the Democratic Party -- that refuses to support them. -- Yoshie

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