[lbo-talk] Alex Cockburn is funny

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Jul 29 06:19:27 PDT 2011


On Jul 29, 2011, at 8:03 AM, James Heartfield wrote:


> “Who says these days that in the last analysis, the only way to change the status quo and challenge the Money Power of Wall St is to overthrow the government by force? That isn’t some old Trotskyist lag like Louis Proyect, dozing on the dungheap of history like Odysseus’ lice-ridden old hound Argos, woofing with alarm as the shadow of a new idea darkens the threshold. “
>
> And what’s not to like about that?

Well, I like Louis Proyect, despite the colorful phrasing.

Doug



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