[lbo-talk] infrastructure

[Carrol Cox]

A phoney painting: the name on it does not correspond to its "true" 
creator. A phoney Van Gogh was not painted by Van Gogh. A phoney 20 
dollar bill was not issued by the Federal Reserve. What in the hell is a 
phoney person; is he or she not a person; a member of some other species 
pretending to be homo sapiens. What is the "real" which presents the 
phoney appearance. What does it mean to be a "real" human being rather 
than a fake human being? As soon as the concept is subjected to any 
analysis whatever  it simply dissolves.

Incidentally, the same is true of other inventions of Time/Life, such as 
"Hippy" and "Yuppie." Equally empty of content when examined. They fail 
to identify any actual persons, but seem to give some sort of comfort to 
those who toss the terms about.

Carrol