Re: non-Russian Great Russian Chauvinism.

2004-07-30 Thread Chris Doss
--- Devine, James [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (Andropov was Russian wasn't he? And isn't the Ukraine part of great Russia?) --- Yes, Andropov was Russian. It is rumored that he was Jewish. (His great grand-niece is a friend of mine, by the way.) But he was in power, what, a year? Chernenko is a

Re: ethnic divisions

2004-07-30 Thread Chris Doss
Although I am highly disappointed by the low level of discourse on Kerala/Chechnya, I do have a serious question that might deflect the discussion. Are the ethnic hostilities something that would naturally die out without being enflamed intentionally for political gains or are they inevitable?

Re: Failure of socialist revolution in the West is fault of Kremlin

2004-07-30 Thread Chris Doss
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are saying that the failure of socialist revolution in the West . . . America and 90 years of brutal segregation is directly attributable to the Kremlin and not the contempt that the Anglo American people have poured on the African American masses for the better

Re: Israel pushing for Kurdish state? -

2004-07-30 Thread Chris Doss
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What our dear brother has written is that Great Russian chauvinism consolidated itself with Stalin and basically that Lenin himself was not a manifestation of history development that confirms the status of the oppressing people . . . domination and chauvinism. Lenin

Re: Kerry's a better choice for some conservatives

2004-07-30 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/29/04 11:32 PM Dan Scanlan wrote: The Right Wing's Deep, Dark Secret Some hope for a Bush loss, and here's why By John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge We (people, leftists, left liberals) made significant gains under Nixon (despite his intentions) because we had

Re: No longer about Israel or Kurds

2004-07-30 Thread Chris Doss
The idea that Great Russian Chauvinism was consolidated with Stalin is preposterous and almost laughable if this was not a serious issue. Does not the beginning of what would become the Russian State go back at least 400 years? --- Actually the idea of what it means to be Russian has changed

Re: Failure of socialist revolution in the West is fault of Kremlin

2004-07-30 Thread Louis Proyect
Chris Doss wrote: Actually there was experimental art in the Soviet Union. It was just not exhibited in public places. I know some of the people involved. They exhibited in their apartments. Just because something was not officially sponsored does not mean that it did not exist. I love your

BMW team concludes Kerala assessment visit

2004-07-30 Thread Ulhas Joglekar
Business Standard Thursday, July 29, 2004 BMW team concludes Kerala assessment visit Our Correspondent / Kochi July 29,2004 A high level delegation from German car major BMW concluded a 3-day visit to the state to check out the possibility of starting a vehicles manufacturing unit. According

KERALA: Orange Letter Day

2004-07-30 Thread Ulhas Joglekar
OutLookIndia.com Magazine | Jun 14, 2004 KERALA Orange Letter Day A pro-NDA verdict opens the account at last in the south state. One-off, or is the parivar consolidating? JOHN MARY When Archbishop Cardinal Mar Varkey Vithayathil, on the eve of the Lok Sabha elections, said on TV that the

Communalising Kerala

2004-07-30 Thread Ulhas Joglekar
The Hindu Tuesday, May 13, 2003 Communalising Kerala By K.N. Panikkar A transition from the communitarian to the communal has been taking place, slowly but steadily. ANOTHER BASTION is falling. Kerala known for its relatively harmonious communal relations has lately witnessed quite a few

one response to Kerry speech

2004-07-30 Thread Devine, James
[by Andy Borowitz] KERRY'S SPEECH INSPIRES DEMOCRATS' DRINKING GAME Players Chug Beer at References to Military Service Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry's acceptance speech at the Democratic national convention last night inspired Democrats nationwide and a popular drinking

Leon Golub's Disasters of War

2004-07-30 Thread Yoshie Furuhashi
Leon Golub's Disasters of War: http://montages.blogspot.com/2004/07/leon-golubs-disasters-of-war.html. -- Yoshie * Critical Montages: http://montages.blogspot.com/ * Greens for Nader: http://greensfornader.net/ * Bring Them Home Now! http://www.bringthemhomenow.org/ * Calendars of Events in

A Question for the Moderator

2004-07-30 Thread Ulhas Joglekar
Michael Perelman, Some posters on this list have expressed their support for the breakup of Russia, India, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. I would like know what is your personal opinion in this matter. Ulhas Yahoo! India

Re: Communalising Kerala

2004-07-30 Thread Devine, James
I think it was Fred Engels who called anti-semitism the socialism of fools. This slogan fits with the general notion that when socialism fails -- due to corruption of left leaders or their becoming part of the political-economic establishment or whatever -- it encourages other versions of

Re: A Question for the Moderator

2004-07-30 Thread Michael Perelman
I don't have any simple answers. On the one hand, fragmentation makes for inefficiencies. On the other hand, the larger the extent of the central government, a greater number of minority groups might find themselves oppressed. Even if you fragment the state, you'll probably find even smaller

Re: Communalising Kerala

2004-07-30 Thread Michael Perelman
This is truly sad. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: Communalising Kerala

2004-07-30 Thread Craven, Jim
This is truly sad. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Response Jim C: This does indeed break my heart. I lived in Kerala during part of the 1980s in a little village of about 150 people; the

Re: A Question for the Moderator

2004-07-30 Thread Ulhas Joglekar
Michael Perelman wrote: I don't have any simple answers. Please unsubscribe me from your list. Ulhas Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony

Re: A Question for the Moderator

2004-07-30 Thread ravi
Ulhas Joglekar wrote: Some posters on this list have expressed their support for the breakup of Russia, India, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. this is a bit of an unfair characterization, especially if it refers to my contributions on these threads. i should probably check the archives first,

I Had an Abortion

2004-07-30 Thread Yoshie Furuhashi
I Had an Abortion (Barbara Ehrenreich argues that women should own up to our abortions in her New York Times column. Fortunately, Planned Parenthood has made beautiful I Had an Abortion T-shirts available, outraging anti-abortion right-wing groups. The designer of the T-shirt, Jennifer

Re: A Question for the Moderator

2004-07-30 Thread Carrol Cox
Ulhas Joglekar wrote: Michael Perelman, Some posters on this list have expressed their support for the breakup of Russia, India, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. I would like know what is your personal opinion in this matter. It is a (sort of) interesting _academic_ pursuit for leftists in

anybody?

2004-07-30 Thread Devine, James
Anybody but Bush - and then let's get back to work With Kerry at the helm, the left might focus on the real issues again Naomi Klein Friday July 30, 2004 The Guardian Last month, I reluctantly joined the Anybody But Bush camp. It was Bush in a Box that finally got me, a gag gift my brother gave

Re: Failure of socialist revolution in the West fault of Kremlin/art and beauty

2004-07-30 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 7/30/2004 3:04:47 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Actually there was experimental art in the Soviet Union. It was just not exhibited in public places. I know some of the people involved. They exhibited in their apartments. Just because something was

Re: A Question for the Moderator

2004-07-30 Thread Yoshie Furuhashi
Michael Perelman, Some posters on this list have expressed their support for the breakup of Russia, India, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. I would like know what is your personal opinion in this matter. Ulhas The question, I thought, was whether Kurds, Kashmiris, and Chechens (as well as East

should the Dems WANT to win?

2004-07-30 Thread Devine, James
Pity the man who wins this election Given the state of the economy, it would be better for Kerry if he lost Larry Elliott Friday July 30, 2004 The Guardian The candidate has been anointed and he has accepted the challenge. America is now supposed to have an idea of what makes John Kerry tick

Re: John Stewart nails the Democrats

2004-07-30 Thread Robert Naiman
That was amusing. But what was *fantastic* was Stewart's skewering of the right-wing know-nothing broadcast journalists' treatment of Sharpton's speech. I wish I had it on tape. It was like, imagine that FAIR took over the Daily Show for 5 minutes and imagine that they were great at video editing

War or resistance? Demos go for war

2004-07-30 Thread Dan Scanlan
Title: War or resistance? Demos go for war The great unmentionable at the Democratic convention: Kerry's antiwar past By David Walsh 30 July 2004 One of the most striking and dishonest features of the Democratic Party convention and nomination of Senator John Kerry this week in Boston has been

Nader says why

2004-07-30 Thread Dan Scanlan
Title: Nader says why Ralph Nader, featured in special Democratic Convention edition of The Hill, sending a clear message to the corporate political duopoly. The Hill June 29, 2004 OP-ED I'm staying in the race. Here's why. Get used to it. By Ralph Nader Washington, DC is

more nader to moore

2004-07-30 Thread Dan Scanlan
Title: more nader to moore Hey Michael, Where's Your Past? The saga of Michael the Second continues. From a stalwart collaborator before huge rallies in our 2000 Nader/LaDuke campaign to a puzzling sidelines posture, to an endorsement of Wesley Clark, you have perplexed more than a few of your

Re: more nader to moore

2004-07-30 Thread Eugene Coyle
You go, Ralph! Dan Scanlan wrote: more nader to moore Hey Michael, Where's Your Past? The saga of Michael the Second continues. From a stalwart collaborator before huge rallies in our 2000 Nader/LaDuke campaign to a puzzling sidelines posture, to an endorsement of Wesley Clark,

Daily show

2004-07-30 Thread Devine, James
though the Daily Show/Sharpton video isn't available (yet), there are some videos on-line at http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/thedailyshowwithjonstewart/. Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine

Deeper Problems for Shleifer

2004-07-30 Thread michael
Does anybody niotice the rapid decline in the Journal of Economic Perspectives? A right winger will take over the Journal of Economc Literature. Anyway, Shleifer may have some problems. David Warsh. Economic Principles. http://www.economicprincipals.com/issues/04.07.04.html Judge Finds Against

Iran more democratic, liberal than Pakistan?

2004-07-30 Thread michael
An Iranian friend though that the list might appreciate this article. The Daily Star Friday, July 30, 2004 Iran more democratic, liberal than Pakistan? Not by a long shotEven Tehran's reformists are unabashedly Islamist By Yasser Latif Hamdani This is reference to the article by Richard Bulliet

Microsof on Intellectual Property

2004-07-30 Thread michael perelman
Lohr, Steve. 2004. Pursuing Growth, Microsoft Steps Up Patent Chase. New York Times (30 July). Microsoft said on Thursday that it planned to increase its storehouse of intellectual property by filing 50 percent more patent applications over the next year than in the previous 12 months. Microsoft,

Re: more nader to moore

2004-07-30 Thread Max B. Sawicky
Title: more nader to moore Unless there was more than one MCI rally, I was there, and I don't remember any equivocation aboutNader v. Gore fromBro. Moore. mbs On "The Charlie Rose Show" last Thursday you repeated the false statement that I promised to avoid the close