My apologies. I responded to a post over a year old, and so my response has no current relevance. I should have paid attention to the date.
I don't think much of Baraka, though, as a poet or as a radical. Sometimes he hits the mark, but mostly he is a fool. I've seen him many times over the years in several cities. He's at his worst when engaging people in conversation, if that's what you want to call his interactions with others. He seems to be incapable of listening. And he is as politically irresponsible as anyone on the ultraleft. I remember one particularly disgusting debate with Paul Robeson Jr. in New York, which also involved black audience members insulting Robeson in the crassest possible manner. Now I think that both of them are sad cases, Robeson the more tragic one. Of all the times I saw Robeson discussing current events, I was embarrassed for him each time, since he never uttered anything but rubbish. He is exactly the opposite of the ultraleftist, constantly debasing himself as a booster of the flavor of the day, be it Jesse Jackson, David Dinkins, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Clinton . . . it's sad and sickening. I also remember Robeson Jr. sharply criticizing Baraka's irresponsible posturing. So as I said, what a turnaround for Baraka to lecture the left for not supporting Obama. _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
