[lbo-talk] Dawkins and the Jews: a reply

[Tayssir John Gabbour]

On 10/15/07, Yoshie Furuhashi <critical.montages at gmail.com> wrote:
> One, aside from not being theists, atheists have little else in common
> with one another. Atheists can be left-wing, right-wing, or
> chicken-wing. Moreover, in many societies, including the USA, atheists
> tend to be more often found among the ranks of the better off than
> among the poorer half of society. That means that atheism, despite
> Dawkins' wishful thinking, is a particularly poor foundation for
> left-wing class politics.

Underlying his critique are good points on child abuse and suspicion
of ideology. I suspect part of his success comes from having
aggressiveness similar to respected right-wing pundits... but with
(presumably) more convincing arguments.

Tayssir