[Marxism] Neve Gordon: Boycott Israel

2009-08-21 Thread Nasir Khan
An Israeli comes to the painful conclusion that it’s the only way to save his country. By Neve Gordon, LA Times, August 20, 2009 Israeli newspapers this summer are filled with angry articles about the push for an international boycott of Israel. Films have been withdrawn from Israeli film

[Marxism] Cindy Sheehan: We have the moral high ground

2009-08-21 Thread Nasir Khan
By Cindy Sheehan, Information Clearing House, Aug 21, 2009 “Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love…” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1958 “There comes a time when silence is betrayal…” Dr. King, 1967 I

[Marxism] Toxic fish in U.S. streams tell the true cost of coal emissions

2009-08-21 Thread Dennis Brasky
The coal lobby got a well-deserved kick in the pants yesterday when the U.S. Geological Service released study results showing shockingly widespread mercury contaminationhttp://www.doi.gov/news/09_News_Releases/081909.htmlin freshwater fish. The USGS netted fish from 291 streams across

[Marxism] ‘Feeling the Hate in Jerusalem’ - protest youtube censorship

2009-08-21 Thread Dennis Brasky
*PAJU (Palestinian and Jewish Unity) # 445, August 21, 2009* * The racism and hatred of Israeli/American Jewish youth in Israel * The night before President Obama spoke in Cairo, Max Blumenthal and Joseph Dana took a video camera to downtown Jerusalem. They asked young people on the

[Marxism] Electronic Intifada - prosecuting war criminals/ the lucrative peace industry

2009-08-21 Thread Dennis Brasky
S. AFRICA: WAR CRIME SUSPECTS MUST THINK TWICE By Sayed Dhansay, The Electronic Intifada, 21 August 2009 The international condemnation over Israel's winter invasion of Gaza and allegations of war crimes has made it increasingly uncomfortable, if not difficult, for members of the Israeli

[Marxism] Fringe leftist losers: wrong even when they're right

2009-08-21 Thread Dennis Brasky
Fringe leftist losers: wrong even when they're right Evidence was abundant that Bush was manipulating terror alerts for political gain. Why didn't journalists see it? Glenn Greenwald http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/20/ambinder/index.html

Re: [Marxism] Trailor for Michael Moore's new film

2009-08-21 Thread Louis Proyect
sandia wrote: CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhydyxRjujUfeature=player_embedded It'll be interesting to see Moore's take on Obama in this flick. There is a hint in the trailer that the 2-party system is the enemy. Honestly, if Moore had the gumption to run for

Re: [Marxism] When Jews attack

2009-08-21 Thread Eli Stephens
I can't decide whether to classify this movie as Jewish war porn or anti-Semitic. Maybe it's both. Either way, I won't be seeing it. Maybe Tarantino should have done a film on Israeli soldiers kidnapping and killing Palestinians and harvesting their organs. So much more societally useful than

Re: [Marxism] Alexander Cockburn RIP

2009-08-21 Thread Shane Mage
On Aug 21, 2009, at 3:42 PM, gregoryabut...@aol.com wrote: A screed in which he portrays himself as an Antiabortion Prohibitionist dittohead. YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to:

Re: [Marxism] Words (was 'Alexander Cockburn RIP'

2009-08-21 Thread Ernie Halfdram
Whatever other functions it may have, Shane, language is fundamentally a system of symbols that human beings use to request and impart information, among other things. Understood as such, how people accustom ourselves to use lexical items and grammatical constructions matters more to their

Re: [Marxism] Words (was 'Alexander Cockburn RIP'

2009-08-21 Thread Louis Proyect
Would eugenics have a legitimate place in a communust society? Jim F. I am afraid that Trotsky's musings on eugenics was the tip of the iceberg. There was far too much scientism in his writings and an insensitivity to ecological questions. Somebody (can't remember who) wrote a crude

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] What's wrong with eugenics?

2009-08-21 Thread farmela...@juno.com
It should be noted that before the actions of the Third Reich had discredited eugenics. It was something that was widely supported by intellectuals across the board from far right to far left, and all points in between. Bertrand Russell and G.B. Shaw were noted supporters of eugenics. It also

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] What's wrong with eugenics?

2009-08-21 Thread Shane Mage
On Aug 20, 2009, at 11:43 PM, waistli...@aol.com wrote: As I understand things in my confusion, what is meant is the striving for good health through the selection of positive - (life affirming hereditary traits that strengthen the human organism and increases longevity) more

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] What's wrong with eugenics? (a long reply . . .sorry)

2009-08-21 Thread Waistline2
We have developed beyond mere natural eugenics. Genetic science already allows screening of any fetus for serious hereditary defects (remember how Palin trumpeted her disgenic choice to carry a defective fetus to term?) and women can and (most) do act eugenically to abort those fetuses. *In

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] What's wrong with eugenics?

2009-08-21 Thread Waistline2
Comment Trotsky’s letter is 75 years old. In my way of thinking 75 years is two generation. Here is the problem for me. I cannot conceive and think things out from the standpoint of a person Trotsky’s age in 1934. I reread the letter in its entirety. Moreover, everything in it seems