Should women, gays, latinos, blacks be discriminated against-- prevented from, for example, holding office in the US Congress, or the Supreme Court, or the presidency, because, after all, what are those but bodies of the state designed to maintain the oppression and exploitation inherent in capitalism?
Should women, gays, latinos, blacks, be discriminated against, prevented from holding executive positions in banks, corporations, defense contractors, because, after all, what are those but the instruments of exploitation and oppression? And if your answer is "no" why the distinction? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Smith" <[email protected]> To: "David Schanoes" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 10:59 PM Subject: Re: [Marxism] Gay Patriotism: Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell > On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:23:29 -0400 > "S. Artesian" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, you're missing the point of equality, and an end to all >> discrimination. > > I guess I am missing the point. Women and gay folks should have an equal > opportunity to kill little brown people elsewhere in the world? That > would > be equality, I guess. But I have to think that the fewer people eligible > for this particular career choice, the better. > > Personally, I think we should restrict it to Cohanim with eight > quarterings > of Spanish nobility. > > -- > > Michael Smith > ________________________________________________ YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
