The same goes for theory and practice. Theory does not precede practice or vice versa. They interact with each other. They are simultaneous.
Or thought and action.
--- On Mon, 7/27/09, Michael Pollak <mpollak at panix.com> wrote:
> From: Michael Pollak <mpollak at panix.com>
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Blue Dogs cashing in
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 8:11 AM
>
> On Sun, 26 Jul 2009, Miles Jackson wrote:
>
> > I know we've had this discussion before, but I will
> offer my opposing perspective for consideration: moral
> distinctions are the product of collective struggles, not
> the source of them.
>
> I have a lot of sympathy for this position. It's
> largely true in the abstract and is a good guiding
> principle. But when you assert it as a description of
> concrete reality it's undialectical and reifying, if you'll
> excuse the expressions. It's also the source of bad
> practical advice.
>