There is a critical, crucial, highly relevant distinction between opposing imperialist attack, defending a society from destruction, literally, at the hands of "modern" capitalism, and uncritical cheerleading.
History makes that perfectly, and painfully clear to even casual observers. -----Original Message----- >From: Leigh Meyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: May 11, 2007 12:48 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Poverty and Inequality in Venezuela > >On 5/11/07, s.artesian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Now the discussion about Iran is tedious in the extreme, and not >just to the moderator, because, in my opinion, Yoshie rejects out >of hand the validity of even attempting a class, economic, social >analysis of Iran, and in a sense, practices a reverse sectarianism-- >arguing that support for the government of Iran, no matter what its >policies may be, no matter what its social basis is. > >I support "no matter what" because the US is preparing for war on Iran. > >Sectarian... or not... irrelevant. > >Leigh
