I was just asking a question.
There isn't a necessary contradiction between "the Iranian government is really nasty" and "the Iranian government is realistically the best possible one for Iran."
I have no opinion on whether it is or isn't, so don't jump down my throat.
--- On Sun, 8/2/09, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Barbara Epstein & MR
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Date: Sunday, August 2, 2009, 11:17 AM
>
> On Aug 2, 2009, at 9:15 AM, Chris Doss wrote:
>
> > I haven't really been following Yoshiana,
>
> But you're going to comment anyway? Kind of Coxian.
>
> > but what has she said that is so absurd? My
> understanding is that her basic position is that, given the
> internal situation in Iran, the best realistic government is
> that of the A-man and the forces behind him. This might be
> wrong, but there's nothing obviously ridiculous about it
>
> What's odious is her publishing apologetics for a
> repressive regime.
>
> As Jim Farmelant pointed out, her posish is a logical
> descendants of MR's longstanding "anti-imperialism." But if
> this is where anti-imperialism takes you - towards defending
> a government that has jailed and killed many thousands of
> leftists, among them many MR readers, it's virtually certain
> - then maybe you should rethink your version of
> anti-imperialism.
>
> Doug
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