[lbo-talk] David McNally's video on socialism and popular power

[// ravi]

On Jun 13, 2011, at 1:56 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:
> On Jun 13, 2011, at 1:48 PM, // ravi wrote:
> 
>> It would be a sucky world for me, if some of you could not or would not call me an ugly fucker after a couple of beers.
> 
> Really? I've never met you, so I can't judge whether you're self-description is accurate, but I can't imagine calling you or anyone "an ugly fucker" even after many beers. Why would it disappoint you if no one did?
> 

You have met me, actually… for a few moments, albeit. During a panel at one of those funky bar turned cool spaces in Brooklyn (or was it Queens). Right after 9/11 I think it was. I was so ugly that your mind has probably blanked it out :-). I am kidding… I mean you don’t literally have to call me an ugly fucker… but you have to be able to loosen up and make some personal connection. And manly men don't kiss, so we substitute that with insulting each other.

And “you’re” for “your”… really? If you can’t win ‘em, outdo ‘em? :-) :-)

	—ravi