> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PEN-L:7683] Rifkin > Jeremy Rifkin shouldn't be faulted for being invisible. He's > probably busy cranking out books, a worthy type of labor even > though his products are so deeply flawed. Also, an emphasis on No disagreement here. > technology as the source of all evil doesn't encourage social > activism (that's uniting theory and practice!) I guess the most galling thing is the contrast between the media attention he soaks up and the lack of tangible political impact. This isn't simply a matter of 'just' writing books. If I see someone like Noam Chomsky get quoted on some issue, I get the feeling a political statement has been made. To try to be a little more specific, a political statement entails attaching some kind of analysis to an identification of friends, enemies, and some type of appropriate response, even vaguely described. Although I don't buy any of it, S. Tell's statements are overtly political. What political conclusion is one moved to after reading or hearing Rifkin? That's not a rhetorical question. I'd like to know. > BTW, he used to really active. Back in 1976, he organized one of > the three alternative to the US bicentennial celebrations. Even I had forgotten about that. It was a crock, but it was something. MBS =================================================== Max B. Sawicky Economic Policy Institute [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1660 L Street, NW 202-775-8810 (voice) Ste. 1200 202-775-0819 (fax) Washington, DC 20036 Opinions above do not necessarily reflect the views of anyone associated with the Economic Policy Institute. ===================================================
