[lbo-talk] Contradiction

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sat Dec 1 18:52:12 PST 2007


On Dec 1, 2007, at 9:43 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:


> Doug Henwood wrote:
>>
>> On Dec 1, 2007, at 4:11 PM, Robert Wrubel wrote:
>>
>>> unintended consequences
>>
>> A phrase coined by Irving Kristol, I believe. There's something
>> conservative about the concept.
>
> So?

It's deployed as a weapon against people on the left who want to improve the lot of humanity and only "end up hurting those whom they aim to help."

Doug



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