I don't get Lou's interpretation. What I read was Doyle saying that he appreciates much of your perspective, but sometimes the personalization gets in his way.
On Sat, Aug 19, 2006 at 10:39:49PM -0400, Louis Proyect wrote: > >Greetings Economists, > >I don't see this exploration of Yoshie's as a waste. In that way I'd > >like you to ignore Yoshie. I like a lot of your work. I don't like it > >when you get worked up about some body as if your emotional perspective > >summarized a Marxist reality. You have a degree of a problem just > >letting go when people ask you to ignore things. Can you do that now? > >thanks, > >Doyle Saylor > > This sounds like a private note that accidentally got sent to the list. > > My only comment is that it reeks of sexism. It is a man trying to be > gallant with a comment that amounts to "stop picking on a girl". It is > utterly alien to the world of Marxism, where people like Rosa Luxemburg > played key leadership roles. But I suppose it does fit into the world of > Islamic fundamentalism where women get whipped or worse for stepping out of > line. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
