Doug Henwood wrote:
>> I'm with you on this. There was an interesting fight inside the
>> Brecht Forum in NYC as it was about to move into its new space. Some
>> wanted a cafe/bar, and some thought that distracted from the
>> "political" mission. At their Xmas party, they couldn't just have a
>> party - they had to have an excruciating program with bad singing and
>> bad readings. (Even Yoshie, who was there, had to concede the
>> awfulness.) As Bob Fitch once said, socialism should be social.
>
Amen brother! If I want a hair shirt, I'll get one! Part of the
psychopathology of the left is the need for suffering. As if there
weren't enough!
Joanna
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