[lbo-talk] people are talking about...

[Jesse Lemisch]

Yes, of course I told Todd that I had said here that if he predeceased me, I
would hold off criticism for 24 hours. He upped the ante, graciously
volunteering to hold off criticism of me for 72 hours in the reverse
circumstance. Of course he is fully aware of things that I have written
critical of him. Todd has a good sense of humor, something absent here.

The rapid movement of information about a conversation I had with Todd at
Ellen Willis's funeral supports Milgram's "Small World" experiment. The
exhortation here to Willis, several days after her death, to see a shrink
illustrates the barriers to communication between some parts of the left and
feminism. I don't know whether Milgram ever ran up against this kind of
situation, though there was criticism at the time of the experiment's not
looking at such barriers across race.

Jesse Lemisch

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Thornton" <jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net>
To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] people are talking about...


> > Soooo, Jesse, my man, I just heard from a friend who'd heard from Todd
> > Gitlin who'd heard from you that we were all dis'ing Ellen Willis within
> > hours after her death.
> >
> > Aside from the fact that the dis'ing is entirely of your invention (and
> > I'm still waiting for some sign of all that feminist outrage you swore
> > existed) I thought that was a pretty funny transmission path. Did you
> > tell Gitlin you were dis'ing him here, even though he's not dead yet?
> > I'm sure he'd be reassured to learn that you'd wait more than 24 hours
> > after he flatlines to reprise your critique.
> >
> > Doug
>
>
> Is Jesse still here?
> I assumed since no posts from outraged feminists
> lists were forwarded to LBO that Jesse made a less
> than graceful exit.
>
> John Thornton
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