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Gilles d'Aymery wrote: > > Actually, to date, Lou has contributed 57 (not 47) essays, film and book > reviews to Swans. For the record, he is the easiest author to edit, as 1) his > pieces are time and again impeccably written (with the occasional typos, of > which we are all guilty), and 2) when a phrase makes little sense to this > editor, or a fact need be double-checked, Lou comes back in a hurry -- > sentence rephrased, fact rechecked... > > The morning after publication, if a little boo boo remains, it is immediately > corrected. Perfection cannot be reached, but we can strive for it, can we > not? > > Beside the relationship between an editor/publisher and an author, however, > there is a deeper bond that keeps the relationship going. It's the notion (or > concept?) of solidarity. > > Yes, Swans is not an "aggregator" like MRZine, Counterpunch, and Znet -- and > I will refrain from commenting on whether "they certainly have their place" > (I've learned over the years, to my chagrin, about the competition and the > absence of political synergy among self-defined left outputs). Swans is > original all in and all out. It is not a scholarly journal (for those so > inclined Monthly Review is a grand example and a regular destination of > mine). It is not ideology driven for chapels are not our places of worship. > But solidarity it is about. > > Solidarity about the collective wisdom (and, often enough, the misdirected > ignorance...) all of us call for -- the better good of the whole and not the > privileges of the few. Solidarity about the cohesiveness of all lives -- not > just the human ones. Solidarity with the old French revolutionary motto: > "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" ... and justice for all. Solidarity is about > you and me. It's about throwing away the shackles that keep us alienated from > each other in the name of purity and exceptionalism, and bring together that > which make us who we are, the vehicle for the envisioned change that our fore > parents fought and died for. It's a vision not to be abandoned. > > And solidarity is what has kept Lou and me together, whatever the agreements > and disagreements. (It surely helps that there is deep respect between the > author and the editor!) > > So solidarity, I ask you all: Help us financially if you can and please > contribute your written work. Both your money and your words will go a long > way keeping Swans going. > > (Many thanks, Lou, for your fund raising appeal on Swans behalf.) > > Cordially and comradely, > > SOLIDARITY! > > Gilles d'Aymery > Swans Commentary > ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
