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13426 Cultural preferences inconsistent with fascism?(Re:[lbo-talk]Psychic TV -- worth seeing? -- rank: 1000

On Oct 3, 2006, at 3:35 PM, Jordan Hayes wrote: > You can start by not sweating the small stuff. The borders of the > US are essentially open at this point anyway.... Not really. The borders are patrolled, and foreigners have to contend with crap like USA Visit. People here illegally are under constant threat of deportation, and won't ever be eligible to collect Social Security or Medicare benefits, despite often paying into the system. And if we had a more expansive welfare state - ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Oct 3 12:48:49 PDT 2006

13427 [lbo-talk] Canada: imperialist or vassal? -- rank: 1000

[this was just posted to Lou Proyect's Marxism list - any reax from our Canadians?] For decades, one of the most important and divisive questions before Canadian socialists has been the character of their ruling class. Many on the left view it as a dependent bourgeoisie dominated by U.S. imperialism. Others argue that it is a fully imperialist ruling class. An authoritative new study of this question by Vancouver Marxist Bill Burgess was published today in Socialist Voice. The following exc ...

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Date:	Tue Oct 3 12:09:44 PDT 2006

13428 Cultural preferences inconsistent with fascism?(Re:[lbo-talk]Psychic TV -- worth seeing? -- rank: 1000

On Oct 3, 2006, at 2:05 PM, Carrol Cox wrote: > Doug Henwood wrote: >> >> >> I'm very sympathetic with this position, but as Hayek cogently >> pointed out, the normal space for economic planning under socialism >> or social democracy is the nation. How, in practical terms, do you >> run an economy with completely open borders? > > Socialism exists in another world, with few links to the present one. > (Its links to capitalist society are with the c ...

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Date:	Tue Oct 3 12:04:14 PDT 2006

13429 [lbo-talk] You think the GOP is sure to lose big in November? Theyaren't. -- rank: 1000

On Oct 3, 2006, at 2:31 PM, andie nachgeborenen wrote: > The other day the Trib had newspaper articles saying > that right wing evangelical preachers were finding > their constituencies/flocks were less moved than > hitherto about "values" issues -- abortion, gay > marriage, etc. -- and more concerned about the economy > and the war. It said that the Democrats were doing > pretty well in Kansas. Any truth to this, Doug? Apparently the Xtian right is pissed over the ...

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Date:	Tue Oct 3 11:58:35 PDT 2006

13430 Cultural preferences inconsistent with fascism? (Re:[lbo-talk]Psychic TV -- worth seeing? -- rank: 1000

On Oct 3, 2006, at 1:40 PM, Angelus Novus wrote: > This is a very rare occurence, but for once I am > completely in agreement with Carrol. > > Open borders is a minimal demand for anyone who would > consider themselves "left." > > Anything less than full advocacy for open borders and > free migration is defense of chauvinism and privilege, > period. > > This is a matter that should not be negotiable for the > left. I'm very sympathetic with this posi ...

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Date:	Tue Oct 3 10:56:03 PDT 2006

13431 [lbo-talk] "Marxist" Preys to Racism -- rank: 1000

On Oct 3, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Carrol Cox wrote: > I don't have the slightest idea as to what those > strategies will be, though they probably involve Yoshie's attitude > towards Iran rather than the attitude of those who have had kittens > over > her posts on Iran. What a non-sequitur. Ahmadinejad is playing to Iranian nationalism, no? Doug

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Date:	Tue Oct 3 08:42:34 PDT 2006

13432 [lbo-talk] Libertarians -- rank: 1000

On Oct 3, 2006, at 10:25 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > Can anyone recommend a good libertarian website/discussion list, > i.e. one > that does not look a storefront for the Republican party? Try Reason <http://www.reason.com>. Like I've said, they're not my politics, but they're honest, smart people with a sense of humor. Doug

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Date:	Tue Oct 3 07:38:23 PDT 2006

13433 [lbo-talk] new radio product -- rank: 1000

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Date:	Mon Oct 2 14:17:36 PDT 2006

13434 [lbo-talk] Footnote: Power Elite/Ruling Class Re: A Major Division in the US Power Elite... -- rank: 1000

On Oct 2, 2006, at 4:08 PM, Michael Pugliese wrote: > Marxist reviews by Sweezy and Aptheker are included in, "C.Wright > Mills and the Power Elite, " edited by Bill Domhoff. Almost finished reading it. Sweezy's review is excellent; Aptheker is a major windbag. Sweezy makes the point - one I totally agree with - that no left movement will ever succeed in the US by promising less material wealth, and criticizes Mills's "characteristically American" weaknesses in tha ...

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Date:	Mon Oct 2 13:23:06 PDT 2006

13435 [lbo-talk] Footnote: Power Elite/Ruling Class Re: A Major Division in the US Power Elite... -- rank: 1000

On Oct 2, 2006, at 3:02 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > On 10/2/06, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote: >> >> On Oct 2, 2006, at 11:12 AM, Carrol Cox wrote: >> >> > I think, using Yoshie's rough distinction between power elite and >> > ruling >> > class, that it is the _latter_ that should be subject to this >> debate. >> > Power Elite is _normal_ politics (analogous to "normal science") >> >> That's ...

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Date:	Mon Oct 2 12:11:38 PDT 2006

13436 [lbo-talk] Relativity of class unity or division -- rank: 1000

On Oct 2, 2006, at 2:53 PM, Charles Brown wrote: > CB: Take the "classic" Marxist definition of fascism, which > mentions the > rule of the most reactionary, chauvinist, etc _section_ of finance > capital. I know you're fond of describing the present-day US as fascist, but finance capital here is far from the most reactionary, chauvinist sector of society. In fact, they're rather cosmopolitan and internationalist, compared to your average car dealer, farmer, or McDonald ...

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Date:	Mon Oct 2 12:06:29 PDT 2006

13437 [lbo-talk] Footnote: Power Elite/Ruling Class Re: A Major Divisionin the US Power Elite... -- rank: 1000

On Oct 2, 2006, at 12:51 PM, Carrol Cox wrote: > Doug Henwood wrote: >> >> On Oct 2, 2006, at 11:12 AM, Carrol Cox wrote: >> >>> I think, using Yoshie's rough distinction between power elite and >>> ruling >>> class, that it is the _latter_ that should be subject to this >>> debate. >>> Power Elite is _normal_ politics (analogous to "normal science") >> >> That's not Mills' definition, if such things matter t ...

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Date:	Mon Oct 2 11:26:37 PDT 2006

13438 [lbo-talk] Footnote: Power Elite/Ruling Class Re: A Major Division in the US Power Elite... -- rank: 1000

On Oct 2, 2006, at 11:12 AM, Carrol Cox wrote: > I think, using Yoshie's rough distinction between power elite and > ruling > class, that it is the _latter_ that should be subject to this debate. > Power Elite is _normal_ politics (analogous to "normal science") That's not Mills' definition, if such things matter to you. Doug

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Date:	Mon Oct 2 09:05:28 PDT 2006

13439 [lbo-talk] You think the GOP is sure to lose big in November? Theyaren't. -- rank: 1000

On Oct 2, 2006, at 10:58 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > the US is a deeply petit bourgeois society where the nauseous > mixture of small town insularity, distrust of outsiders, public > displays of piety and sanctimonious self-righteousness and > jingoistic populism rule the day and dominate public discourse. Yes, it has been - which, by the way, is one of the reasons I think it's unfair to denounce Hofstadter as a "consensus" historian, because a lot of what he wrote i ...

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Date:	Mon Oct 2 09:02:33 PDT 2006

13440 [lbo-talk] CFR on Iran -- rank: 1000

<http://www.cfr.org/publication/11556/hidden_iran.html> Hidden Iran: U.S. Cannot Isolate Iran, Says Ray Takeyh in New Book Author: Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies October 2, 2006 Council on Foreign Relations "Getting Iran wrong is the single thread that has linked American administrations of all political persuasions," writes Council Senior Fellow Ray Takeyh in his book, Hidden Iran: Paradox and Power in the Islamic Republic. Critical of the undiplomatic d ...

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Date:	Mon Oct 2 07:10:55 PDT 2006