[lbo-talk] nuts watching nuts (smashing windows)

[snitsnat]

At 04:13 PM 7/12/2005, Chuck0 wrote:
>Doug Henwood wrote:
>
>>Chuck0 wrote:
>>
>>>Whan farmers burn down a Monsanto office in India, are they a bunch of 
>>>spoiled brats?
>>
>>Is that enormously different from smashing the window of a cafe in 
>>Adams-Morgan?
>
>Not much different. My point is that American leftists are hypocrities. 
>I'm simply repeating something which has been stated before about the 
>hypocrisy of American leftists who worship militant action outside of the 
>U.S., yet condemn it when it is done here.
>
>Chuck

Here's a klew. If I worship militant action, then I'd be a hypocrite.

Second, the charge of hypocrisy is a juvenile debate tactic.

Even if I did worship violent action among third worlders, the fact that 
they are third worlders may just be a _reason_ why I might see the two 
situations differently. That is, there can be good, theoretical and 
practical actions for supporting those tactics in one situation and not the 
other. That you don't agree with them doesn't make it hypocrisy. And, even 
if hypocrisy is there, it means squat to the correctness of your arguments, 
mine, or anyone else on this list. GTFU and drop the sophmoric "gotcha" 
debate tactics fur-a-change.

So, who is this mysterious leftist -- on this list -- who worships violent 
action abroad yet attacks your po' lil ole anarchist 
self?  waaaaaaaaaaaaah. people don't like me, waaaaaaaaaaaah. maybe you 
might learn how to argue your way out of a paper bag without resorting to 
logical fallacies, you'll get taken seriously.

k

"Finish your beer. There are sober kids in India."

                        -- rwmartin