Sorry about the RSI. For me, making sure to get lots of large muscle group exercise alleviates some of the problems. I know, I know, you probably get all kinds of well-meaning advice.... Anyway, welcome back welcome back welcome back!
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> > sure Grandma pays more at the pump.
>
>Hi all,
>
>been away a while. I was working on a book which was then interrupted
>by a six month bout of RSI. I probably won't be active but did want
>to make a couple of comments.
>
>One, in terms of the premiums of empire for working class people
>living within them. One thought occurs to me is to compare the lives
>of working class people in say the U.S. to the lives of working class
>people in say Sweden. The U.S. is a rich capitalist empire, Sweden a
>rich capitalist non-empire. So if working people in the U.S. are
>better off, then you have a good case for an imperialism/empire
>premium for the working class within empires, if worse off a good
>case against it. Not decisive of course, but indicative.
>
>Two in terms of the whole Churchill thing - I came in at the tail end
>of the discussion and there is one point that I may have missed being
>made. Regardless of whether Churchill's essay is wonderful or
>appalling is this the right time to launch blistering attacks upon
>it - when the worst of the right wing are trying to escalate their
>attacks on academic freedom by forcing him out of his job ?
>
>It is one thing to say, as Voltaire may have said "I disagree with
>everything you say, but will defend to your death the right to say
>it." (BTW, I heard that Voltaire was a bit of hypocrite - called for
>the prosecution of Rousseau for his writings. True?)
>
>It is quite another to shout out (in the midst of a howling mob
>attacking some unfortunate soul) "YOU UNSPEAKABLE LYING SCUMBAG! HOW
>COULD YOU SAY SUCH A THING! of course you have the right to freedom of
>speech and what this mob is doing is wrong EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE AN
>UNSPEAKABLE LYINGS SCUMBAG WHO DESERVES NOTHING BUT CONTEMPT FOR
>SAYING WHAT YOU SAID." To choose that moment to launch or reemphasize
>your critique does not strike me as a robust defense of defense of
>freedom of speech.
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