[lbo-talk] URPE Summer Conference -- Aug 15-18 -- REGISTER NOW! ORGANIZE A PANEL!

sawicky at verizon.net sawicky at verizon.net
Mon Jul 14 10:43:29 PDT 2008


People should do whatever they think suits them.

I have no idea what occupation would have the most

impact.  I'm just skeptical of claims that one is more

useless than the next, and it really does entail a

choice.  There are not too many combination nuclear

physicist/lead guitarists like Buckaroo Banzai.


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: B.
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> Well, I would hope not too many people would believe
> in the false dichotomy of working directly with the
> poor or being a policy wonk. I mean, working directly
> with the poor is not exactly something leftists, or
> anyone, should discourage. It's badly needed. Whether
> it's doctors, organizers, social workers, or whatever.
>
> If encouraging more people to become anti-capitalist
> economists would hasten the creation of a
> post-capitalist society, then I'm all for that, too.
> But mostly I would like to see people doing whatever
> it takes to make a post-capitalist society happen. I
> dunno if that entails getting a good paying job with
> your degree, or not.
>
> -B.
>
>
>
> sawicky at verizon.net wrote:
>
> "You could become a doctor and tend to the poor with
> zero political impact. Could you have more impact
> teaching English lit? I doubt it."
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