Right, like quoting Joan Robinson about not being exploited being worse
than being exploited under capitalism.

J. Devine
 On Apr 27, 2012 10:03 AM, "Doug Henwood" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> On Apr 27, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Jim Devine wrote:
>
> > I see nothing wrong with quoting someone out of context if it fits
> > with their general point and perspective. It's out-of-context quotes
> > that violate the general drift of a thinker's ideas that are a
> > problem.
>
> Then again, as Slavoj Zizek has argued, sometimes context is devious
> and/or obfuscatory, and plucking something out of context actually reveals
> its deep inner meaning.
>
> Doug
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