On Oct 20, 2011, at 12:34 PM, Ferenc Molnar wrote:
> DH: "That's not an ad hominem. It's part of the analysis. E.g.: anarchists object to demands for a public works jobs program financed by taxing the rich because to do so would be to legitimize the state and reinforce the commodity-money setup. (I'm not making this up - it's happening in the demands working group of OWS right now. See next message.)"
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> FM: Actually, it kind of is ad hominem. You're making the choice to characterize any objections to turning OWS' focus towards electoral politics or taxing the rich as "anarchist". I read the message you posted below and can't make out where it says that anarchist-libertarians are the ones blocking this proposal. Are you sure you're arguing in good faith?
That's what I was told by someone participating in the process.
I don't see how this set of demands marks a focus on electoral politics, except to the extent that they would have to be enacted by elected officials. But if that's off limits, I fucking give up.
Doug