[lbo-talk] in which lbo-talk defends 'the sopranos'

Ted Winslow egwinslow at rogers.com
Wed Oct 6 11:21:24 PDT 2004


Carrol Cox wrote:


> I think I want to go way backwards on this sub-thread. I find offensive
> all claims that the subjective states of _some_ people are inferior to
> the subjective states of _other_ people. This is a profoundly
> reactionary tendency going back I suppose (like most reactionary
> tendencies) to Plato.
>
> I personally would dive for the on/off switch if "achy-breaky-heart"
> (sp?) came over the radio. But as much I personally love Vivaldi's
> Gloria, I would find it offensive if some one were to write: "Vivaldi's
> Gloria gives more pleasure than "Achy-breaky-heart."

This is claiming, isn't it, that your "subjective feeling" - "I find offensive etc." - is superior to "the subjective states of _other_ peopls."

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