[lbo-talk] Mr. Churchill

Alexander Nekvasil a8504902 at unet.univie.ac.at
Sat Feb 5 14:59:45 PST 2005


Wojtek Sokolowski <sokol at jhu.edu> writes:


> Doug:


> > Good question. I thought that essay was a horrid
> > piece of crap, but the guy should be allowed to
> > speak in public and shouldn't get fired.
>
> Why? If, say, a bus driver drives his bus recklessly,
> or if a doctor performs a crappy procedure in a
> reckless manner - most people would agree that these
> workers should face a disciplinary or even legal
> action for their miscounduct. Why are the symbol
> manipulating professions different?

Because they dwell in the kingdom of ends, and imposing ends is terror.

...

cheers AN



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