are the capitalist pigs of the sort who get elected President of the US who are members of Skull and Bones worse than those who aren't members?
I presume that John Edwards isn't a "bonesman" (since he didn't go to Yale). Does that make him better? ------------------------ Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine > -----Original Message----- > From: Craven, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 12:08 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Skull & Bones distraction > > > Skull & Bones is a distraction. > > My uncle used to put it more clearly: "They all shit in the > same pot." > > Gene Coyle > > > Response Jim C: Saying it is so doesn't make it so. Study the history, > connections, machinations, ideology, etc of S and B. Just the > fact that > this cult, with some 2600 lifetime members since 1832, and about 800 > living at any one time, managed to put up two opposing presidential > candidates (thus breaking their oaths to support fellow Bonesmen/Bones > women "above all others) is quite remarkable and worthy of > attention if > for no other reason than tactical and building possible united fronts. > > Some on the left need to get beyond the usual appeals to classics > (authority), formulaics, ancient and sterile debates, quote mongering, > source/data cherrypicking, gotcha, nit-picking, etc and investigate > concrete conditions and threats as they emerge and change. > This cult has > serious organizational connections and intentions worthy of note, > examination and critique. The fact than not one of the Dems has even > deigned to mention S and B, along with the press, should say something > about their influence, powers and dangers. > > Jim C >
