Derrida = Over-Rated
-----Original Message----- From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org] On Behalf Of jimi ayler Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 9:32 AM To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Subject: [lbo-talk] Re: Butler on Derrida
>Logocentrism? You think attacking that is a good
>thing? Why aren't you a stockbroker or an ad exec?
>Maybe you are?
yeah, i think "attacking" logocentrism -- or, like derrida, teasing out its influence over western socio-cultural imperatives -- is a good thing, although how that would make me a stockbroker or an ad exec is anyone's guess. possibly, it's a private joke only someone whose academic profile is distinguished with a minor in philosophy can appreciate...or, just as possibly, not.
i also think it's better than taking one word out of the context of point-by-point retort to your own "analysis" which you can't or won't respond to in kind. why aren't you a fox news commentator? maybe you are?
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American generals in Iraq triumphantly announced at the weekend that they had successfully taken over Samarra and killed 125 insurgents. They failed to mention that this is the third time they have captured this particular city on the Tigris river north of Baghdad in the past 18 months...The situation on the ground in Iraq is far worse than what is portrayed by the media. Ironically, this is because it is now so dangerous for journalists and television crews to leave their heavily guarded hotels in Baghdad that they cannot refute claims by the American and British governments that much of Iraq is safe.
-- Patrick Cockburn, 7 October 2004
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