Sorry for the empty message i just sent. the mailer is giving a little trouble
today.
anyway, the new idea i comment on is "People and Their Ideas".
jim said:
>
>My criticism (explicit or implicit) of the Post-Modernist
>authors and their tradition are NOT personal attacks. There's
>a big difference between a person's ideas and his or her
>personality.
>
i have thought about this issue often, usually in the context of movements and
officials of movements etc. and my place in them.
i have sometimes concluded that i would find it difficult to invite a rabid
liberal (this is in the OZ context - a conservative, pro-business, pro-rich
prick for short) into my house no matter how "nice" they were. to what extent
does behaviour become characterisations of thought.
i understand that the SS commanders like himmler and co were lovely people.
they loved their kids, family etc. were kind to their friends. but they lost
the right to live in my mind b/c of their ideas.
so i guess i am not as tolerant as jim. if someone is right-wing,
pro-capitalist, pro-the-rich - they become my class enemy. yes, they might
still be "working class" but they are in the so-called "contradictory
location".
i then wouldn't give them the time of day no matter how many "superficial"
things they might have in common with me. like sports, music, etc etc.
the thought that is always in my mind is that if they were left unfettered what
would they do?
everything i would hate. destroy the planet some more, make other peoples'
lives miserable and line their own fucking pockets.
it makes it hard.
kind regards
bill
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