[lbo-talk] Why I Skip Anti-Globalization Protests

[Chuck]

Doug Henwood wrote:
> On Oct 23, 2007, at 9:17 AM, Angelus Novus wrote:
> 
> 
>>"Particularly today, because decisive activity is cut
>>off, and because on the other hand, for reasons which
>>I have suggested often enough, thought itself is
>>paralyzed, powerless and random praxis quite easily
>>becomes a substitute for that which does not occur.
>>And the deeper one knows that it isn't actually true
>>praxis, all the more bitterly and passionately does
>>consciousness adhere to such a praxis." - T.W. Adorno,
>>Vorlesung über Negative Dialektik (my translation)
> 
> 
> Gotta love Teddy (and, by the way, his string quartets are pretty  
> good!). A perfect critique of activistism in a short paragraph.

I'm unaware of any random praxis happening lately. The people who 
protested in D.C. this past weekend were not protesting for the sake of 
protesting. I know that some people here prefer to see them as random 
teenagers, but there were quite a few veteran organizers involved.

Chuck