On Apr 14, 2009, at 9:48 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> I haven't quoted this in seven years, so I'm itchy. From a stupid
> theory-bashing column by Eric Alterman in The Nation:
>
> > "But here's the twist. [Reformist Social-Democratic
> > Leftist Nelson] Lichtenstein is part of a perfectly
> > Rortyite reformist Campaign for a Living Wage at
> > the University of Virginia. This campaign is not
> > about ending sexism, racism, or homophobia, but
> > about getting janitorial staff a few extra bucks
> > an hour. Who are its volunteers? Primarily, says
> > Lichtenstein, faculty and graduate students from
> > the pomo literature and theory
> crowd.__________________________________
I can't help it. Every time I read that last line my eyes see "the porno literature and theory crowd. It just makes so much more sense.
Shane Mage
> This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it
> always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire,
> kindling in measures and going out in measures."
>
> Herakleitos of Ephesos