[lbo-talk] Countering the Politics of Fear (was Tariq Ali at UCLA today)

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

On 10/28/06, joanna <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:
> I don't get it. "depending on topics" is a big depending.
>
> You suggested that there are certain bugaboos -- terror, sexual abuse,
> etc. -- that are harnessed to take away civil liberties. Doug, on the
> other hand, quoted an actual program in Iran to get rid of
> secular/lilberal teachers. Where's the similarity?
>
> I liked your post about the terror mongering and thought you made an
> excellent point.
> I also agree with Doug that "Western leftists" is too broad to be helpful.

Is there really an actual program in Iran to get rid of liberal
teachers?  A new academic year clocked in Iran, without any Cultural
Revolution.
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Yoshie
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