Yoshie,
I'm not inclined to read Doug's posts as 'bouts of despair over the state
of the left.' For example, his posts from Seattle and Washington were not
filled with any sense of despair. He employs Marxist categories of
political economic analysis with the same level of sophistication and
enthusiasm as he did in his book *Wall Street* (and I expect in his
forthcoming book on the "new" economy. Doug is upfront about what he is
skeptical or optimistic about, to paint him as 'despairing' doesn't seem
accurate really.
I can say all that and not necessarily agree with everything he's
written...eg. on this market socialism debate, I'm much closer to your or
Michael Perelman's arguments...but that wouldn't move me to see Henwood as
a despairing writer. Just my two cents...whatever that exchanges for in
market socialism...
Steve
Stephen Philion
Lecturer/PhD Candidate
Department of Sociology
2424 Maile Way
Social Sciences Bldg. # 247
Honolulu, HI 96822
On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
> Ken says:
>
> >I know when I want sex without going to a
> >red light district.
>
> If Doug weren't in one of those bouts of despair over the "State of
> the Left," he might post & say that's because (a) you've retired in a
> depopulated corner of Canadian countryside or (b) you haven't read
> Zizek. :)
>
> Yoshie
>
>
