[lbo-talk] Is Obama Running Interference to ProtectBankers' Pay?

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sun Mar 22 19:18:21 PDT 2009


On Mar 22, 2009, at 10:08 PM, Eubulides wrote:


> No, it's everyone's problem/issue and there needs to be more
> discussion regarding whether deploying concepts historically
> identified as *moral discourse* are effective tools of persuasion in
> helping people deal with creating viable alternatives to the ongoing
> *tragedy* of contemporary capitalism.

Tragedy is a literary/aesthetic category. How dare you? We should be scientific. No, it's not science exactly, but it's something, anything, as long as it's not moral. Or aesthetic. Only idiots and assholes do that.

Doug



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