There seems to be a lot of lost souls on this list who claim to be
Marxists yet endorsed NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia, or who claim to
be world socialists without having read a word of Marx.
Do they think that this is the groucho marx thaxist theatre?
They could save a lot of time and energy by reading the Communist
Manifesto and then whipping themselves.
> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 05:14:54 -0500 (EST)
> From: Gerald Levy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: M-TH: Re: Whither the discussion
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> Simon wrote:
>
> > I think that the difference here is that I am not arguing for a
> > Marxist revolution, but a socialist one: i.e. that while Marx provided
> > one of the first expositions of socialist theory, you don't have to have
> > read a word of Marx to be a socialist.
>
> Note the inference that while he is arguing for socialist revolution, I am
> not.
>
> You have a clever talent for the creation of strawmen to argue against.
>
> > The socialist revolution does not carry a
> > Marx (TM) trademark on its banner.
>
> Thanks for the englightenment.
>
> > So only the great men of history, who have the time to study rather than
> > work, can make the revolution?
>
> Wrong.
>
> Another strawman innovation.
>
> > I've been accused of
> > arrogance before,
>
> Imagine the audacity of anyone who says that someone who sends posts from
> an address which reads (in part) "THE WORLD SOCIALIST MOVEMENT" displays
> arrogance!
>
> > and sometimes probably rightly, but this is
> > breathtaking.
>
> Agreed. Your inability to listen to what others have to say and your
> creation of strawmen to argue against shows not only your arrogance but
> your inability to engage in a worthwhile discussion.
>
> Click.
>
>
>
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