Re: [Marxism] English Bronze Age boy grew up in the Mediterranean

2010-09-29 Thread Dan
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == Yes, according to Wikipedia : exploitation of the tin resources in Britain is

Re: [Marxism] English Bronze Age boy grew up in the Mediterranean

2010-09-29 Thread Mark Lause
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == Distances in that world were measured very differently than we tend to think of

Re: [Marxism] European Social Democracy and Unions

2010-09-29 Thread Waistline2
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == Any feasible roadmap from the present to a social formation with the ability

Re: [Marxism] European Social Democracy and Unions

2010-09-29 Thread Dan
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == Artesian : The issue isn't which comes first, the chicken of social-democracy or

[Marxism] Barry Sheppard on the FBI raids

2010-09-29 Thread Louis Proyect
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[Marxism] Israeli navy seizes Gaza-bound boat

2010-09-29 Thread Juan Fajardo
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == Israeli navy commandos board Gaza-bound boat (09-29) 04:00 PDT Tel Aviv - --

[Marxism] Black Agenda Report - midnight raid Obama

2010-09-29 Thread Dennis Brasky
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Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Communist Parties have always supported Israel's right to exist

2010-09-29 Thread c b
On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:46 PM, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I wouldn't have said it if I didn't think it was true. Certainly , the CPUSA supported a two state solution, with one of the states being Israel; and therefore Israel would exist, and have a right to exist. Gus Hall

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Communist Parties have always supported Israel's right to exist

2010-09-29 Thread c b
Here are several Communist Parties who say in spite of the fact that the principle of a two state solution was introduced by the UN General Assembly 60 years ago. http://miftah.org/Display.cfm?DocId=13859CategoryId=32 For Just Peace on the Basis of Two States: Israel Palestine Date posted:

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Communist Parties have always supported Israel's right to exist

2010-09-29 Thread CeJ
In general, the Communist Parties agreed on such. The CPUSA certainly wasn't the only one ( smile) But the original point was and is: CPs haven't ALWAYS supported the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine (now called Israel), nor did they do so before many US and UK politicians who were most

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Communist Parties have always supported Israel's right to exist

2010-09-29 Thread c b
On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 8:28 AM, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: In general, the Communist Parties agreed on such. The CPUSA certainly wasn't the only one ( smile) But the original point was and is: CPs haven't ALWAYS supported the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine (now called Israel), nor

[Marxism-Thaxis] State by state comparison in median household income

2010-09-29 Thread c b
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Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Communist Parties have always supported Israel's right to exist

2010-09-29 Thread CeJ
CB: I'm talking about now and for about 60 years, the Soviet Union and most CP's supported the right of Israel to exist. That's the issue I'm addressing And my points were (1) 60 years ago is not always, (2) there was an abrupt shift coming from the SU and this explains the toe-the-line

[Marxism-Thaxis] Hippie chic

2010-09-29 Thread c b
http://www.metrotimes.com/music/story.asp?id=15400 Rock/Pop Hippie chic Mayaeni has lifted her brand of rock 'n' from the Motor City to Tokyo, and stops in between SEE ALSO More Rock/Pop Stories Earth to orbit (9/22/2010) Pop isn’t a dirty word to the Rogue Satellites Teenage lament

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Communist Parties have always supported Israel's right to exist

2010-09-29 Thread c b
CB:  I'm talking about now and for about 60 years, the Soviet Union and most CP's supported the right of Israel to exist. That's the issue I'm addressing And my points were (1) 60 years ago is not always, ^ CB: It has been always for the Communist Parties I'm talking about as far as

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Fidel Castro Blasts Ahmadinejad As Anti-Semitic

2010-09-29 Thread c b
On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 11:58 PM, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: Castro was the one who put out the big alarm about the US sending ships to  harass Iran.  He is not some heavy critic of Iran and is a long term critic  of Israel, which is why his very specific and narrow criticism of A is

[Marxism-Thaxis] Leftist Lounge

2010-09-29 Thread c b
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[Marxism-Thaxis] Ginning up racism: its winners and losers

2010-09-29 Thread c b
Ginning up racism: its winners and losers http://peoplesworld.org/ginning-up-racism-its-winners-and-losers/ by: Sam Webb September 29 2010 tags: racism, ultra-rght, Obama, African Americans, elections Two years into the Obama presidency it is fair to say that racist ideology is the main

[Marxism-Thaxis] Austerity Whips Up Anger, Protests Mount in Europe

2010-09-29 Thread c b
Austerity Whips Up Anger, Protests Mount in Europe Agence France Presse via Common Dreams September 28, 2010 http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/09/28-8 BRUSSELS - Painful cuts by overspending EU countries come head to a head with mounting social anger on Wednesday when labour leaders

[Marxism-Thaxis] Religion in the evolutionary process: useful or useless?

2010-09-29 Thread c b
Religion in the evolutionary process: useful or useless? http://peoplesworld.org/religion-in-the-evolutionary-process-useful-or-useless/ by: Dan Margolis September 22 2010 tags: science, religion, evolution bible As far back into history as we can look, religion has played a central role in

[Marxism-Thaxis] When Will America be Ripe for Socialism?

2010-09-29 Thread c b
When Will America be Ripe for Socialism? http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/9529/ By Hank M. Gracchus Many Americans have an aversion to socialism because they are influenced by a lifetime's exposure to capitalist-sponsored propaganda. It does not help that many

[Marxism-Thaxis] Engels on the Subject Matter and Method of Political Economy and the Coming Revolution

2010-09-29 Thread c b
Engels on the Subject Matter and Method of Political Economy and the Coming Revolution By Thomas Riggins What is the subject matter and method of political economy according to Engels? First, though, what is political economy? Today we tend to teach economics as a special discipline and

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Secret World of the Chinese Communist Party?

2010-09-29 Thread c b
Sunday, September 12, 2010 The Secret World of the Chinese Communist Party? Thomas Riggins The New York Review of Books for 9-30-10 has an interesting article by Ian Johnson, former Beijing bureau chief for the WSJ, reviewing Richard McGregor's THE PARTY: THE SECRET WORLD OF CHINA'S COMMUNIST

[Marxism-Thaxis] Castro says remark that Cuban model doesn't work misinterpreted (smile)

2010-09-29 Thread c b
After Goldberg's reporting was published at The Atlantic's website late last week, President Castro delivered a talk Friday, Sept. 10, at the University of Havana promoting his new book, The Strategic Counteroffensive, in which he said Goldberg had misinterpreted his comment. Though insisting

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Communist Parties have always supported Israel's right to

2010-09-29 Thread CeJ
CB: Communist PartieS have supported the right of Israel to exist is a true statement that I made earlier on this thread. You questioned it. I presented proof positive that Communist PartieS have supported the right of Isael to exist. I questioned your statement about always supported--see thread

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Fidel Castro Blasts Ahmadinejad As Anti-Semitic

2010-09-29 Thread CeJ
Yes, due to the growth in population in Latin America and the greater spread of TV and radio, no doubt. I meant 'don't listen' in the sense of 'don't heed'. Reading through the crap on A., the guy really doesn't know what he is talking about, but that never stopped him before. I still think

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Castro says remark that Cuban model doesn't work misinterpreted

2010-09-29 Thread CeJ
Now it's starting to make sense, even if through a shit-coated lens like the Atlantic. The American reporters wish to emphasize tangential elements and 'back story'--Castro (long accused of Antisemitism) shows his humanity by deploring Holocaust denial and supposedly mentioning Iranian leaders in