[lbo-talk] Hamid Dabashi on Iran

Dennis Claxton ddclaxton at earthlink.net
Sun Jun 21 15:30:45 PDT 2009


At 06:34 PM 6/20/2009, Chris Doss wrote:


>I think Michael's point is that what you see as important the
>majority of humanity may see as frivolous.
>I mean, really. "I can't go swimming (in the desert)! I can't name
>my kid Hiddzubb-ulla-Nyarthathotop-Yog-Sothoth! Oh noes! The dire
>oppression! I must revolt!"

So blacks in the U.S. were silly to think segregated swimming pools were a big deal? And Roberto Clemente was silly to insist reporters call him Roberto instead of Bobby?



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