On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Brad De Long wrote:
I think that Weber is arguing for parliamentary democracy by saying
that only if each individual is a co-ruler--a Herr--can the nation's
people be a master race--a Herrenvolk.
"Herr" means, literally, "Mister", and also "Master" and "Lord", in the
G'day Brad,
I daren't contribute to efforts to translate Weber - there seems a
completely different bloke there every time I open him. But what about
going the route of Jim O'Connor (in *Science and Society* 33:1969)? Y'know,
where he compares and contrasts the classical liberal notion of the
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Brad De Long wrote:
I would point out that all of us--no matter what our
nationality--should get down on our knees and thank God daily that
over the twentieth century the decisive shaper of world culture was
not one of the... alternative "mighty states": Russian officials,
Japanese honor-bound
Why on earth should it be an either/or choice at any rate? However, I
think if you were familiar with social indicators for say, Brazil or El
Salvador as compared to anywhere in Eastern Europe you might at least
have the good sense to present a more nuanced view.
Brad De Long wrote:
I would
Weber was a democrat, in fact he supported the left leaning liberal party in
Germany, the
German Democratic Party (DDP) and was one of the author's of the Weimar
constitution. His use of language, however, was coloured by the dominant political
discourse of the time which, in our period, could
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on 23/2/00 2:46 pm, Brad De Long at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Brad De Long wrote:
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I would point out that all of us--no matter what our
nationality--should get down on our knees and thank God daily
Weber was a democrat, in fact he supported the left leaning liberal party in
Germany, the
German Democratic Party (DDP) and was one of the author's of the Weimar
constitution. His use of language, however, was coloured by the
dominant political
discourse of the time which, in our period, could
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On Monday, February 14, 2000 at 12:50:11 (-0800) Brad De Long writes:
CB: The U.S. imperialists carried out a war circa 1950 and still
occupy the Southern part of the country. The U.S. still has 30,000
troops and nuclear weapons there.
I thought that Bruce Cumings's claim that South Korean
Yes. the Nazi's were great perverters of language, and previous
writers should be
read carefully in the context of their time.
But Weber's writings on Poland do seem to be influenced by German
nationalism. He
was not perfect.
Rod
Probably true. For example, I have never been able to read
On Wednesday, February 23, 2000 at 15:32:07 (-0800) Brad De Long writes:
On Monday, February 14, 2000 at 12:50:11 (-0800) Brad De Long writes:
CB: The U.S. imperialists carried out a war circa 1950 and still
occupy the Southern part of the country. The U.S. still has 30,000
troops and nuclear
Clinton last week expressed the view that Russia had the right to suppress
terrorism in the context of Chechnya.
The visit of Cook to Putin on the anniversary of the deportation of the
Chechens under Stalin, today, emphasised the principle that business
cooperation should take precedence over
Brad, just a small favor: could you find us a quote directly from
Cumings's work where he claims "Syngman Rhee started the 1950-1953
Korean War"? I thought that he was much more circumspect than that.
Hmmm... How about "The possibility that the South opened the fighting
on Ongjin, with an
In a message dated 00-02-23 19:23:56 EST, you write:
It's been a long time since I looked at Cumings and I can't say that I
read
it completely. But my impression was that he was arguing that there had
been a civil war happening on the entire Korean peninsula in which there
was a somewhat
Brad, just a small favor: could you find us a quote directly from
Cumings's work where he claims "Syngman Rhee started the 1950-1953
Korean War"? I thought that he was much more circumspect than that.
Hmmm... How about "The possibility that the South opened the fighting
on Ongjin, with an
The beginning of the
officially-designated "Korean War" was when the northern armies launched
what would have been a successful offensive if not for US intervention. I
think the point was that it really wasn't a matter of the north crossing
international boundaries, since the boundaries hadn't
[NOTE: Break out a bottle of Tres Esquinas (Colombian rum) and
sit back to read this one. As this is not from the lobotomized
U.S. media, you will actually be called upon to think! -DG]
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