[lbo-talk] Fwd: REVEREND BILLY

Leigh Meyers leighcmeyers at gmail.com
Tue May 17 08:46:26 PDT 2005


---- Original Message ---- From: Doug Henwood To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 7:46 AM Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Fwd: REVEREND BILLY


> Leigh Meyers wrote:
>
>> The "new need arising from society itself" is to slow down the mass
>> destrucion of the earth by curbing our consumption. Wants and
>> desires are not "needs", unless we're talking about obsession and
>> compulsion.
>
> For a hippie, you're very quick to police the desires and needs of
> others - whether it's sex work, or fashion, whatever. Who put you in
> charge of these judgments?
>
> Doug
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I'm quick to notice. I leave the policing for folks who feel the desire to control... people.... markets... Iraq.

No response to the other part of my post?

<...> I believe Karl M never observed a Dolce&Cabana or Gucci ad, or knew the meaning of predatory advertising directed at children, or had experienced "food" that just looks like food, with a nutritional value below cardboard.

Although he probably had observed the arrogance of people who believed they were "...cultured to a high degree".

Those people have always been around, they are called the ruling class. <...>

Leigh ps... What's a hippie?



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