Michael, This person is consistntly calling Ricardo, Richard. By doing so, he is oblitirating Ricardo's Latin American identity. I'm sure Stephen is not a KKK type, but he seems to be insensitive in understanding a subtle point--everybody may not like to be assimilated into an anglo-american identity. And you seem to miss the point too, which is even sader. Cheers, ajit sinha Michael Perelman wrote: > Ricardo seemed to be making a clumsy attempt at humor. In the past, he has shown >himself to be > insensitive, but not vicious. Let's see if he continues. Is that ok? Otherwise, I >will warn > him. > > Stephen E Philion wrote: > > > Michael Perleman, > > > > I'm not sure what has induced this occasion for flaming, but it is > > growing tired already. I send off a post asking for clarification about > > how a certain post is 'rhetorical' as Mr. Duchesne claimed in an earlier > > post, in a sincere and non-hostile manner and the next post from Richard > > is some Teresa Ebert like post equating me the KKK... > > > > Will you please ask Mr. or Dr. Duchesne to refrain from baseless > > accusations of racism and stick to answering or not answering questions > > people ask him...? > > > > Thank you, Steve > > > > On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Ricardo Duchesne wrote: > > > > > Well, Stefy, considering your location, I would guess that dancing in > > > the beach is your real profession. > > > > > > > > > > Richard, > > > > I didn't think you were from Latin America, though I'm not sure that there > > > > is anything I wrote that would indicate this to you. I now do wish to make > > > > a geograpical guess. You are from Buffalo...Teresa Ebert is your > > > > mentor...? > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Ricardo Duchesne wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Stephen E Philion wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Richard, Is it possible that you might demonstrate to us how the segment > > > > > > > that you quote below is 'rhetorical'? You might not agree with what is > > > > > > > asserted below, but how is it 'heavily rhetorical'? Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > ________Who is Richard, by the way? Cheers, ajit sinha > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That may have been Stephen's own rhetorical device to persuade > > > > > others that I am not for real - the Latin American he, an American, > > > > > thinks I should be. Had Stephen read more, instead of imitating the > > > > > KKK, he would have known that every argument is bound with rhetoric; > > > > > and, as Rod says, Marx was a master rhetorician. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Someone (?) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Marx's point in writing Capital was to do away with rhetoric. >Rather than > > > > > > > > > pointing to the horrors of capitalism and pointing to evil acts of >specific > > > > > > > > > people or even classes, he attempted to show how the system as a >whole worked > > > > > > > > > according to its own laws of motion. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Richard Duchesne wrote in response: > > > > > > > > Like any polemic work, Capital is heavily rhetorical; just like what > > > > > > > > you say above. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chico, CA 95929 > 530-898-5321 > fax 530-898-5901
