[lbo-talk] paler shade of white: race and current indie rock

[ravi]

On 18 Oct, 2007, at 13:31 PM, Dwayne Monroe wrote:
>
> About this, our own Michael Yates wrote in July:
>
> This is a land tailor-made for conspiracy theories and
> strange beliefs.  These serve as a a substitute for
> thinking clearly, yet give their adherents the feeling
> that they have an inside track on things.  Karen and I
> have concluded that we live in a nation of “bar talk;”
> everyone is an expert on everything, like the guy who
> won’t shut up on the barstool next to yours.

I disagree, for I am an expert on everything and I refuse to shut up!  
Woj would probably agree that conspiracy theories, strange beliefs,  
and opinion for analysis are the norm in the old country. USers (the  
garden variety, not members of mailing lists ;-)) are often downright  
humble in comparison, sometimes. I would even go so far as to say  
that the generally lower levels of the Will to Stupidity is the  
reason for the lack of radical/revolutionary politics, in these parts!

	--ravi