I think you've proved my point, Jim. I did the same thing that Carrol did: I criticized "orthodox Marxism," not Carrol. You have a problem with me, but not with Carrol. Hence, you have a double standard.
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > me: >> ... as much as I disagree with Carrol's opinions and general > style of analysis, I haven't seen him engage in name-calling.<< > > Robert Naiman asks: > "crackpot realist"?< > > I did a little search. As far as I can see, what Carrol says is stuff > like "The alternative to the Crackpot Realism that Robert N espouses > is to take a longer view." > > This is criticizing your _opinion_ rather than labeling _you_ as a > "crackpot realist." I am not the same as my opinions (nor am I wedded > to them), so I doubt that you are, either. > > of course, it's easy for the first kind of criticism to become the > latter (and it can be hard to tell the two apart). It's good to be > careful. > -- > Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your > own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected]
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