[lbo-talk] leftwing hate machine

[Michael Dawson]

Read what I said, Chuck.  I said "pure propaganda."  Nobody on Earth thinks
you can be political without engaging in some exaggeration and theater.  But
what's the point of the theater?   Propagandists perform to confuse and
divert.  Gandhi and MLK, to the extent they performed, aimed at showing
everybody the nature of reality.

It's probably no surprise that you miss this distinction, since you're a
"professional" and all...


> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Chuck0
> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 9:49 AM
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] leftwing hate machine
> 
> Michael Dawson wrote:
> 
> > Reason #2 (ethical/long-run practical): Two wrongs don't make a right
> > (witness USSR, Israel).  The left makes advances in history by building
> up
> > movements of truth and love (witness Gandhi, MLK, most of the Latin
> American
> > left).  It creates embarrassment for itself when it turns to propaganda
> and
> > sheer shoving matches.
> 
> Even Gandhi and MLK were involved in propaganda and shoving matches.
> Sheesh! Gandhi's Salt March was an exercise in nonviolent shoving of the
> British and it was designed to embarrass them.
> 
> MLK was a brilliant propagandist. Ever hear of his "I Have a Dream"
> speech? MLK was a preacher, i.e. propagandist.
> 
> Chuck
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