[lbo-talk] Armstrong as self-syndicator

Luke Weiger lweiger at umich.edu
Wed Jan 12 15:05:30 PST 2005


----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Henwood" <dhenwood at panix.com> To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 12:57 PM Subject: RE: [lbo-talk] Armstrong as self-syndicator


> Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
>
> >Thos who come to the game just before the election and ask people to
"vote
> >their conscience" and similar rubbish are like that guy in an old Polack
> >joke who brings a duck to a cockfight.
>
> Is there something lost in the translation, or is the punch line missing?
>
> Doug

How do you think a duck would fair in a cockfight? Similarly, how much do the votes of those who brag about "voting their conscience" actually alter the world such that it comes any closer to mirroring the the ideals of such voters?

-- Luke



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