Re: Re: Stagism, Etc.

[Chris Burford]

At 24/05/01 10:14 -0400, Louis Proyect wrote:

>I don't care about being popular. In high school I read James Joyce while
>everybody else preferred Grace Metalious.


This sounds like the story that Trotsky tended to alienate other members of 
the Central Committee by reading French novels during the meetings. (or is 
this apocryphal?)

Certainly not a stagist approach to collective political practice.

Is it wise?

Chris Burford

London