> -----Original Message-----
> From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org]
> On Behalf Of Carrol Cox
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 6:53 AM
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Commissar Proyect Denouncement:
>
>
>
> Carl Remick wrote:
> >
> > >From: Wojtek Sokolowski <sokol at jhu.edu>
> > >
> > >Chris:
> > > > This has always baffled me -- do stupid people
> > > > know that they are stupid?
> > >
> > >No, and that is precisely what makes them stupid. Wisdom is awareness
> of
> > >the limits of one's knowledge.
> >
> > Hmm, then we're all fucked. It's not just a matter of what one doesn't
> know
> > but what one *doesn't know* one doesn't know -- the unk-unks ... unknown
> > unk
>
> I've had (and will have again) my sharp disagreements with Lou Proyect,
> but after seeing this thread I got around to reading his last post on
> Diamond. One can agree or disagree with his arguments there, but anyone
> who uses _that_ post to ground such an idiotic phrase as "Commissar ____
> Denouncement_ is a pretty fuck-headed reader and ought to go back to
> kindergarten to lear a bit about how to read and use the English
> language.
>
> Who the hell introduced this thread anyhow. Whoever it was is a fucking
> troll, since no one on _this_ list had raised the topic of LP's views of
> Diamond. He presented an argument, and a fairly well-reasoned one. Since
> when does arguing a position vigorously make one a Commissar?
>
> If you want to see a real approximation of Commissar behavior -- read
> the posts on this list by Wojtek and M Dawson. Their arguments often
> would make sense only if backed up by a large secret police and plenty
> of firing squads.
>
> Carrol
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