[lbo-talk] "Islamofascism Awareness Week" (was Marjane Satrapi: Revolutionary Spirit)

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Oct 23 09:01:43 PDT 2007


On Oct 23, 2007, at 11:38 AM, Michael Smith wrote:


> But at the risk of repeating myself, I don't think she did say that.
> She said what he wrote on a particular occasion wouldn't have
> been out of place on FR or LGF. That seems perfectly parliamentary
> to me, whether one agrees with it or not.

Oh please. That's ridiculous. You think queer-friendly socialism would be welcome on FR or LGF? For YF, any critique of the reactionary branch of Islam makes you the functional equivalent of an imperialist pig. The formulation is intended as an insult, not an analysis - there's no other point to saying what she did.



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