[lbo-talk] Michaels, Against Diversity

[Alan Rudy]

engage can mean "interview so as to know what they actually do and the kinds
of things they think..." sometimes its called good research practice for
those doing politicized research, sometimes it means that your critique
actually applies to the people you think it does, or lets you know what the
particular diversity of perspective held by folks you're commenting on.

And, to all - once again, my problem's not with the basic argument.  I want
to know what he thinks he's doing by, or if he's thought at all of the
politics of, making an argument that comes off this way to folks who'd
otherwise be receptive, much less to those less likely to be receptive but
who you'd think he's looking for common cause with.

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:


>
> On Oct 5, 2009, at 3:58 PM, Alan Rudy wrote:
>
>  In re: audience... are those folks working with the poor and imprisoned
>> going to hear Michaels much differently than me?  does he ever engage
>> folks
>> working within ten miles of his office?
>>
>
> Do you have to show your activist credentials to offer a critique?
>
> Doug
>
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