Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Speaking of the disaffected...

2010-03-01 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 3/1/2010 8:20:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, cb31...@gmail.com writes: CB: This doesn't seem to me to be "hating" on the CP. You are just saying some that is a fact. 1949-1955 is a period of most intense McCarthyism and criminalization of the CP Reply CB I try not

[Marxism-Thaxis] "In the last instance"

2010-03-01 Thread c b
Mike Dealing with the three Althusserian bugbears: (clip) he mainly wanted to say that society was not fully determined by the economy (except 'in the last instance', whatever that means). ^ CB: Here's a proposal on what it means. "In the last instance" is a time of fundamental or revolutio

[Marxism-Thaxis] Socialists get newfound attention as 'red-baiting' draws interest from youth

2010-03-01 Thread c b
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100223/FEATURES/2230310/1010/Socialists+get+newfound+attention+as+%E2%80%98red-baiting++draws+interest+from+youth Socialists get newfound attention as 'red-baiting' draws interest from youth By Chris Kenning • ckenn...@courier-journal.com • February 23, 20

[Marxism-Thaxis] Speaking of the disaffected...

2010-03-01 Thread c b
"waistli...@aol.com" Perhaps, I was to harsh on this fellow. I did read his letter of protest and it was fairly obvious be was being crushed by big capital. Before returning to Detroit I did live in Texas for a while between Austin and Houston. It was Austin this fellow relocated to discover rate