I don't agree Michael. Writing books, articles, making speeches, attending demonstrations, making contributions. --- EVERYTHING should be tried even though nothing seems to work (this is an inversion of my favorite aphorism from Paul Buhle: "Nothing works so everything should be tried!") --- we all have choices and it is worth it --- if only for mental health and self-respect --- that we TRY to make a difference.
And the fact that your book was snapped up in India, Bangladesh, etc. in the global south (just as Paul Baran's PEOG was more popular --- very popular -- overseas than int the US) is more than sufficient evidence in favor of the effort you put in ... On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 12:11 PM Michael Yates <[email protected]> wrote: > Banaji is always good. I dealt with the world's working class, in detail > and with evidence, in Can the Working Class Change the World? This book was > of more interest in India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and elsewhere in the > Global South than in the US. It is also a book that is accessible. But so > what? Who really gives a shit these days? People just yatter on and on. I > doubt I will write another book. What is the point? > _._,_._,_ > ------------------------------ > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#5987): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/5987 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80235798/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
