Re: what is to be done with what is to be done? was Re: AUT: RE: Virno piece

[Sebastian Budgen <sebastian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

whatever.


On Oct 28, 2004, at 8:47 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:

> Sebastian Budgen wrote:
>
>>> And who organizes a conference these days where 94% of the
>>> presenters are male, anyway? That would have been a good place to
>>> apply some fresh thinking to some old problems.
>>
>> Now, that's what I call a real argument, Doug. So rigorous, so
>> cutting, so not-at-all-demagogic! You're doing yourself really proud!
>
> Wow, I'm pretty stunned that you seem to think this is a trivial
> critique. What century are you living in?
>
> I was really entertained by the woman who read Badiou's paper for him
> because he was allegedly too busy to come. She introduced it by saying
> that back in the 19th century, rich people could buy their way out of
> the military draft. She added, "And Badiou is a rich man."
>
> Doug
>
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