You really have to wonder about the Marxism of the Unrepentant Marxist.
Well, maybe you don't. Proyect's Marxism is the marxism of the academic elite. It was never Louis' lot in life to soil his hands with manual labour. While I was wasting away in welding shops Louis was waxing wise at Bard College.
I like Louis a lot. Well, I don't know Louis, so like you I base my opinion on what I find of him on the internet. But mostly I like what I find.
He's a genuine supporter of old school American culture, especially jazz and film.
And he's got the Gaza conundrum figured out.
But when it comes to Syria, he's totally on the same page as the most vile Beltway neo-cons.
Regime change in Syria was on the target list of the neo-con crowd long before any "spontaneous protests" erupted in 2011.
Louis has spent as much time in Syria as I have, which is to say none, but he vilifies Shamus Cooke for not having read the right things.
Dude, do a little more reading.
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Showing posts with label the unrepentant Marxist. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Phooey to Louis
Louis Proyect styles himself The Unrepentant Marxist. While he may well be unrepentant, there is certainly room for discussion about what sort of Marxist he was/is.
His most recent missive seeks to disparage any hope of a left-right convergence. Ralph Nader is the specific target of Louis' wrath.
Back in the day I used to hate Ralph Nader. He was the guy who killed the Corvair - America's answer to the Porsche 911. In the decades since I've more or less come around to the view that Ralph did every potential Corvair purchaser a huge service by killing it before it killed us.
Along the way, Ralph did the progressive side a huge service with his Public Interest Research Groups. That's now become the equivalent of a service club on a lot of university campuses.
Go Ralph!
So Louis is pissed that Ralph is talking about a left-right convergence. Ralph is inviting folks to his get-togethers that Louis would never deign to talk to.
Get over yourself, Louis. Progress is made when people talk to people they see as their enemies. Talking to the converted is a feel-good exercise that feels good but doesn't have a chance of advancing anything.
Talking to your enemies can change everything.
His most recent missive seeks to disparage any hope of a left-right convergence. Ralph Nader is the specific target of Louis' wrath.
Back in the day I used to hate Ralph Nader. He was the guy who killed the Corvair - America's answer to the Porsche 911. In the decades since I've more or less come around to the view that Ralph did every potential Corvair purchaser a huge service by killing it before it killed us.
Along the way, Ralph did the progressive side a huge service with his Public Interest Research Groups. That's now become the equivalent of a service club on a lot of university campuses.
Go Ralph!
So Louis is pissed that Ralph is talking about a left-right convergence. Ralph is inviting folks to his get-togethers that Louis would never deign to talk to.
Get over yourself, Louis. Progress is made when people talk to people they see as their enemies. Talking to the converted is a feel-good exercise that feels good but doesn't have a chance of advancing anything.
Talking to your enemies can change everything.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Stop reading that senile liar Seymour Hersh and get the truth from the NYT and Wall Street Journal!
I was somewhat taken aback by Louis Proyect's character assassination of Seymour Hersh.
In fact, I had to read it a couple of times just to make sure I wasn't missing a level of irony or two, but no, Proyect seems to be serious.
Proyect styles himself "the unrepentant Marxist." Fair enough, I suppose, but it's a strange sort of Marxism that turns to the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal for its truths.
What we know for sure is that regime change in Syria is something that has been on the agenda of The Empire for many years. Many of the details of how that is playing out have been obscured by the fog of war.
I am reasonably confident that the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have spread far more fog than Seymour Hersh.
And as for senility, Proyect's not that far behind Hersh in that trip down the Alzheimer highway.
In fact, I had to read it a couple of times just to make sure I wasn't missing a level of irony or two, but no, Proyect seems to be serious.
Proyect styles himself "the unrepentant Marxist." Fair enough, I suppose, but it's a strange sort of Marxism that turns to the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal for its truths.
What we know for sure is that regime change in Syria is something that has been on the agenda of The Empire for many years. Many of the details of how that is playing out have been obscured by the fog of war.
I am reasonably confident that the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have spread far more fog than Seymour Hersh.
And as for senility, Proyect's not that far behind Hersh in that trip down the Alzheimer highway.
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