[PEN-L:1821] Re: More Polanyi vs. Hayek

1995-12-09 Thread Jim Jaszewski
On Thu, 7 Dec 1995, Jim Devine wrote: > As much as I dislike Hayekian politics, I think it's confusing > matters to call them "fascist" as Huseyin Ozel does. Hayekian > politics may push us in the direction of an "objectively fascist" > system, i.e., strengthen the power of the state, repress

[PEN-L:1822] Re: More Polanyi vs. Hayek

1995-12-09 Thread bill mitchell
> >On Thu, 7 Dec 1995, Jim Devine wrote: > >> As much as I dislike Hayekian politics, I think it's confusing >> matters to call them "fascist" as Huseyin Ozel does. Hayekian >> politics may push us in the direction of an "objectively fascist" >> system, i.e., strengthen the power of the state,

[PEN-L:1823] Re: More Polanyi vs. Hayek

1995-12-09 Thread Jim Jaszewski
On Sat, 9 Dec 1995, bill mitchell wrote: > > I think Thatcherism was not fascist simply because it did not NEED > >to be... Thatcher herself I consider to be an out-and-out fascist. > > We should be careful to use terms that are meaningful in the context of which > they have been historicall

[PEN-L:1824] Re: Re[2]: THE QUESTION OF WEALTH

1995-12-09 Thread Jim Jaszewski
On Wed, 6 Dec 1995, James Devine wrote: > In a recent PC Magazine, John Dvorak notes that MS acts as if > it's strongly opposed to ASCII. I'd bet that this is because MS > wants to set all of the conventions in the computer world. Which issue is that? Is this why getting ANSI boxes

[PEN-L:1825] Re: silliness

1995-12-09 Thread Louis N Proyect
On Fri, 8 Dec 1995, James Devine wrote: > I'm sure Louis is being metaphorical rather than advocating > actual violence. But the choice of metaphors seems to indicate an > a priori preference for violent solutions (with heavily sexist > overtones). Crucially, I think Louis is engaging in a pro

[PEN-L:1826] Re: min wage in real world; demand the "possible"

1995-12-09 Thread Massimo De Angelis
Paul Zarembka mentioned an article in Wall Street Journal this week on struggles popping up in the US demanding a decent wage. Can anybody provide full reference please. Massimo De Angelis (University of East London)

[PEN-L:1827] Whats in a Name?

1995-12-09 Thread jtreacy
James Walker, a Wright State Political Scientist is leading a movement to get McDonalds to call their "French" Fries "Dayton" Fries in retaliation for the French Government attempt to rename the Dayton Accord on Bosnia to something French. Remember this the next time you roll up to the golden

[PEN-L:1828] Nostalgia for fascism redux (was Polanyi vs. Hayek)

1995-12-09 Thread Tom Walker
A little over a month ago, I posted a message criticizing the reflex (and unreflective) use of the word "fascism" to describe any right-wing totalitarian ideology that comes along. It's a little like calling any terminal disease "cancer". Although it may effectively express one's dislike, it d

[PEN-L:1831] Re: Urgent Action request (fwd)

1995-12-09 Thread D Shniad
Forwarded message: Date: Fri, 8 Dec 95 20:23:54 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Laura Carter) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Urgent Action request December 8 1995 FROM: INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE, GARMENT AND LEATHER WORKERS' FEDERATION (ITGLWF) "USE INFLUENCE TO FORCE CHANGE", GAP

[PEN-L:1829] Re: silliness

1995-12-09 Thread MScoleman
Louis presents the image of two women fighting to the death over opposing views. Then, when Jim Devine makes the argument that this has strong sexual and sexist implications (correctly), Louis writes back about Hulk Hogan (obviously, I am cutting out all the fine points here). Louis, with all du

[PEN-L:1830] Call Congress to protest Internet speech restrictions (fwd)

1995-12-09 Thread Doug Henwood
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 12:09:27 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Call Congress to protest Internet speech restrictions (The following article has been automatically mirrored from MOTD) (Posted by S. Nass/PANIX)

[PEN-L:1833] "Corrals for Immigrants In case of Social Upheaval in Mexico" (fwd)

1995-12-09 Thread D Shniad
Forwarded message: X-Old-Sender: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "CECILIA RODRIGUEZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Organization: NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 20:25:04

[PEN-L:1835] Re: French `General' Strike Page

1995-12-09 Thread David Walters
> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Dec 9 01:57:12 1995 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-URL: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: French `General' Strike Page > > > Do you have a page for the

[PEN-L:1832] Mexico Radio Simulcast Feb 9 --Collaboration Sought (fwd)

1995-12-09 Thread D Shniad
PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE: > Date: Thu, 07 Dec 1995 12:24:35 -0500 (EST) > From: Global Community Centre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Mexico Simulcast Feb 9 > > Att'n:Spoken Word/Public Affairs Programmers, >

[PEN-L:1834] Re: silliness

1995-12-09 Thread Louis N Proyect
On Sat, 9 Dec 1995 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > they have those women rolling around in the mud? And what about pornography > which depicts women dieing by inches for the entertainment of the men > watching? > > in disgust. maggie coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > p.s. It's maggie coleman, ph.d.