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2236 [lbo-talk] Edmund Wilson on Stalin -- rank: 1000

[The New Republic unearthed an April 1936 piece by Edmund Wilson on Stalin from its archives. It's subscriber-only. An excerpt.] THE GLORIFICATION OF Stalin is undoubtedly one of the things in Russia which affects an American most unpleasantly. The paper comes out almost every day with a photograph of Stalin on the front page, either standing with a distinguished visitor or, if there is no distinguished visitor, visiting somebody or something himself; and every speech and important public docume ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Dec 10 12:06:31 PST 2011

2237 [lbo-talk] A German Europe -- rank: 1000

On Dec 10, 2011, at 1:29 PM, James Heartfield wrote: > The proposal would be a formalization of banker rule over the eurozone maybe you are under the illusion that the Eurozone is a socialist paradise, where banks have no sway? Merkel s proposal is a centralised brake on all public spending, and oversight of national budgets to achieve that. Where ever did you get the idea that I think that the EZ is a socialist paradise? I said "formalization" because it would consolidate a les ...

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Date:	Sat Dec 10 10:35:27 PST 2011

2238 [lbo-talk] OWS book that include Liza Featherstone essay -- rank: 1000

Oops, missed this first time. Verso has a competing volume that I'm in, put together by n+1: http://shop.nplusonemag.com/products/occupy-scenes-from-occupied-america On Dec 10, 2011, at 1:26 PM, Gar Lipow wrote: > Found it! > http://www.orbooks.com/catalog/ows/ > >> Occupying Wall Street >> The Inside Story of an Action that Changed America >> WRITERS FOR THE 99% > >> An essential and galvanizing on-the-ground account of how oxygen suddenly and miraculously fl ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Dec 10 10:33:06 PST 2011

2239 [lbo-talk] Etats-Unis as Farce -- rank: 1000

On Dec 10, 2011, at 1:21 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote: > [WS:] > >> Etats-Unis a democracy? Gimme a break. > > "A republic, madame, if you can keep it." "This is a republic, not a democracy, and let's keep it that way." - John Birch Society

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Dec 10 10:29:51 PST 2011

2240 [lbo-talk] A German Europe -- rank: 1000

On Dec 10, 2011, at 1:18 PM, James Heartfield wrote: > No doubt Cameron s reasons are not mine No kidding. The proposal would be a formalization of banker rule over the eurozone. It's like the Municipal Assistance Corp. - the body that ran New York City after the 1975 fiscal crisis - on a continental scale. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Dec 10 10:22:15 PST 2011

2241 [lbo-talk] distinction -- rank: 1000

At 07:49 AM 12/10/2011, Michael Smith wrote: > Doug is to straw men what Palladio was to villas. Why, thank you. I always aspire to immortal artistry. Doug

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Date:	Sat Dec 10 09:08:29 PST 2011

2242 [lbo-talk] Hirst on Mona Lisa -- rank: 1000

On Dec 10, 2011, at 11:55 AM, Carrol Cox wrote: > And I suppose an argument for e-mail lists is you can learn someone by the > name of Damien Hirst exists. I'm not quite clear what I'm supposed to do > with that bit of knowledge however. Rue the decline of culture, of course! <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Hirst> Damien Steven Hirst[1] (born 7 June 1965) is an English artist, entrepreneur and art collector. He is the most prominent[2] member of the group known as the Young B ...

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Date:	Sat Dec 10 08:59:51 PST 2011

2243 [lbo-talk] Hirst on Mona Lisa -- rank: 1000

On Dec 10, 2011, at 9:47 AM, Dennis Claxton wrote: > Here's a good argument for higher education. You can learn how and why Damien Hirst is an asshole. > > > http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-damien-hirst-20111210,0,4972793.story?track=rss Love that it's filed under "entertainment."

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Date:	Sat Dec 10 06:56:15 PST 2011

2244 [lbo-talk] more... -- rank: 1000

Actually that entire piece from H. Bruce Franklin is relevant to this: http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~hbf/priscult.html 4. But the main front in the culture wars was not literary. In April 1969, students sat in at City College of the City University of New York (CUNY), denouncing the university's discrimination against people of color and the poor in admissions policy. In response, the Board of Higher Education began open admissions for every graduate of a New York City high school. At the time, ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Dec 9 12:58:56 PST 2011

2245 [lbo-talk] Speaking of University Bashing... -- rank: 1000

On Dec 9, 2011, at 3:42 PM, Michael Smith wrote: > On Fri, 9 Dec 2011 22:26:18 +0200 > Joseph Catron <jncatron at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Now why such experiences are squandered on kids at an age where they would >> rather drink and screw, I don't know. > > I'd *still* rather drink and screw. But anytime those options > aren't available, Homer is your friend. Why should these be mutually exclusive options. It's all a riot of discovery. Years ago, I saw a quote ...

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Date:	Fri Dec 9 12:56:32 PST 2011

2246 [lbo-talk] Speaking of University Bashing... -- rank: 1000

On Dec 9, 2011, at 2:09 PM, Andy wrote: > But that's the crux of the argument for schools, isn't it? Some basis > of knowledge you're expected be familiar with in order to build on it > or, if you care, undermine it. Schools are hierarchical, man. You know, the teacher is presumed to know more than the students and it's all authoritarian and stuff. Besides, that shit is boring! Let's smoke a bowl and go fishing. Doug

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Date:	Fri Dec 9 11:26:36 PST 2011

2247 [lbo-talk] Newt explains -- rank: 1000

On Dec 9, 2011, at 1:33 PM, Jordan Hayes wrote: > Good to know, but among likely Republican voters he's now the front-runner, no? So what? Front runners at this stage almost never win nominations. > What's your point? That this: > But for every Doug who thinks that he's an annoying hypocrite, there's someone out there who will identify strongly with Newt's statement is not true. Because lots of people find him ludicrous and/or detestable. Doug

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Date:	Fri Dec 9 11:04:22 PST 2011

2248 [lbo-talk] Newt explains -- rank: 1000

On Dec 9, 2011, at 12:49 PM, Jordan Hayes wrote: > But for every Doug who thinks that he's an annoying hypocrite, there's someone out there who will identify strongly with Newt's statement as showing that he's a superior human being afterall Newt is not a popular guy. http://www.pollingreport.com/g.htm#Gingrich His favorable-unfavorable gap ranges from -7 to -16 in three recent polls. That's worse than Obama's job approval, and considerably worse than his personal favorable-unfavorable. Doug

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Date:	Fri Dec 9 09:57:47 PST 2011

2249 [lbo-talk] Newt explains -- rank: 1000

On Dec 9, 2011, at 12:12 PM, Jordan Hayes wrote: > But in this context, I don't think it bears a second thought, let alone a repost. Because here's my takeaway: Doug thinks that Newt is unfit for being POTUS because he's got some fucked-up ideas about how his patriotism relates to his marital fidelity. No, he's unfit for president because he's a full of shit reactionary jerk. But the guy led the charge against Clinton for a blowjob when he himself was getting blowjobs on his office desk from ...

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Date:	Fri Dec 9 09:28:52 PST 2011

2250 [lbo-talk] Speaking of University Bashing... -- rank: 1000

On Dec 9, 2011, at 12:15 PM, shag carpet bomb wrote: > so, yay for schools. looking forward to the day we get to smash them! We don't need no education We dont need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers leave them kids alone Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone! All in all it's just another brick in the wall. All in all you're just another brick in the wall.

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Date:	Fri Dec 9 09:26:15 PST 2011