[lbo-talk] Re: Poor Pope's Service to Rabid Capitalism

[EverYoung Global Intellectual Enterprises]

Poor Pope has got to prove his usefulness to capitalism/imperialism; he has 
to prove that Christianity and its organisations and institutions are of a 
great service to capitalism/imperialism and essential for prolonging its 
life. That is why the cry against Muslims, Islam and Muhammad.
Capitalism/imperialism is in the deepest ever crisis. It needs to devastate 
the world and reconstruct it anew to give its capital boost--which is 
becoming defunct otherwise.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B." <docile_body at yahoo.com>
To: "LBO Talk" <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 6:44 AM
Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Stratfor on the Pope


> Doug posted a Stratfor article, which read:
>
>
> "Benedict's thoughtful discussion of this problem
> needs to be considered. Also to be considered is why
> the pope chose to throw a hand grenade into a powder
> keg, and why he chose to do it at this moment in
> history. The other discussion might well be more
> worthy of the ages, but this question -- what did
> Benedict do, and why did he do it -- is of more
> immediate concern, for he could have no doubt what the
> response, in today's politically charged environment,
> was going to be."
>
>
>
> I'm not sure why Pope Benedict did it, either, but
> I've seen the results: a re-polarization of sides, and
> folks speaking in terms of big, monolithic power units
> again -- "the West," which is the in-group, versus
> "The Muslims," the out-group, once more. It's
> re-fortified these old football teams for a little
> bit.
>
> I'm almost embarrassed to say it was only through
> talking with Muslims in my teens that I realized how
> heinous the Crusades really were. The Crusades are
> still often portrayed as a kind of sweeping, romantic
> epic, same way with the French Foreign Legion in the
> past. The Children's Crusade is especially barbarous &
> shameful, but when I read about it growing up it was
> presented as a kind of holy and inspiring moment in
> which even the precious wee lads could teach jaded old
> cynics a thing or two about spirituality. If 100%
> true, it was actually the conscription of 20,000
> youths to march into combat and to certain death, all
> to take over foreign lands. Fact or fiction, the story
> was often portrayed as "inspiring."
>
> The Catholics in my family are upset about "the
> Muslims" on this one. To me, watching the Pope inspire
> controversy with some Islamic groups is like watching
> a member of the Libertarian Party inspire controversy
> with folks who are members of the John Birch Society
> -- I'm not really on anyone's side here. The Pope
> isn't exactly someone I'll be rushing to defend any
> time soon.
>
> At least he didn't quote Emperor Tiberius: "They can
> hate me, provided they also fear."
>
> Nazi popes fuck off,
>
> -B.
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