[lbo-talk] Vive Jacques, Le Moor ! Vive la differance !

Carl Remick carlremick at hotmail.com
Wed Oct 27 12:00:23 PDT 2004



>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>
>Carl Remick wrote:
>
>>I'm saying simply that the left would not be in its current moribund state
>>if more energy had been spent on politics since the Vietnam war era
>>instead of playing dweeby word games.
>
>Hmm, perhaps you overlooked the Eric Alterman passage I've posted several
>times:
>
>>"But here's the twist. [Labor historian Nelson] Lichtenstein is part of a
>>perfectly Rortyite reformist Campaign for a Living Wage at the University
>>of Virginia. This campaign is not about ending sexism, racism, or
>>homophobia, but about getting janitorial staff a few extra bucks an hour.
>>Who are its volunteers? Primarily, says Lichtenstein, faculty and graduate
>>students from the pomo literature and theory crowd."

Exactly. Were it not for the time wasted on pomo literature and theory, we might have brought on a socialist revolution by now instead of worrying about getting janitorial staff a few extra bucks an hour.

Carl



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