[lbo-talk] Dubya does Delhi: will the chimps make rude noises?

[John Lacny]

I agree that Roy's "analysis" is nothing special, and that her facile
anticommunism (including most prominently in "The God of Small Things") is
just the sort of stance that appeals to leftists in the imperialist
countries who prize their own purity over the nitty-gritty struggle for
power. 

That said, I find it disconcerting that she is singled out for contempt when
there are plenty of other talented writers with shallow left politics (Gore
Vidal and Norman Mailer come to mind) who aren't held to such a high
standard. In fact, their crankiness is often taken as a charming
curmudgeonly virtue.

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