[lbo-talk] Re: moore and class roots

frank scott frank at marin.cc.ca.us
Sat May 8 13:37:06 PDT 2004


"...I think the real problem with Moore is he is from working class roots and is repellent to a white collar sensibility, be they bourgeois liberal or bourgeois conservative..."

it can be a problem, but hardly the "real" problem...there is some truth to it, but it has absolutely nothing to do with the criticism that was made of his work...he plays fast and loose with facts and practices the same techniques of twisting reality that he is allegedly criticizing...he does a very good job of entertaining, and he reaches people who may not be reached by other social critics, but he is still, often, full of shit, and sinks to lowest common denominator techniques and talking down to people...

class unconsciousness is a big problem , and not just among critics or supporters of moore's work... fs



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