At 01/11/02 17:21 -0500, you wrote:
Devine, James wrote:
so are you saying that Leon Trotsky should have rejected any connection with John Dewey, because he was the leader of liberal pragmatism?
Yes
Louis Proyect
Why?
Chris Burford
Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 16:58:16 -0500
From: Louis Proyect <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Chris Burford wrote:
Why?
This was a joke, as was the onion.com article that you commented on solemnly the other week.
Rather an important joke. (I won't pursue the reference to "onion.com" article which is presumably also a joke and would only reveal my lack of humour in understanding the true revolutionary rules of the game)
So the important lesson is that despite Trotsky's undoubted credentials as subjectively committed to revolution, he should NOT have rejected any connection with John Dewey because he was the leader of liberal pragmatism. In fact it may have been rather important for him to do so....
Chris Burford
