Re: L-I: RE: Insults

[Stephen E Philion <philion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dennis wrote:
. I
myself have developed the hide of a rhinosceros, but there are lots of
people out there whose only contact with Marxism is going to be chatting
with someone on a listserv, and this kind of open symbolic violence
(which, incidentally, has a disturbingly patriarchal bent to it: men
beating on their chests, etc.) totally alienates them. I'd like to hear
more about the positive bridges being built between the enviros and
indigenous/4th world/NGO folks, myself.

-- Dennis

Steve writes:

Talking about positive bridges being built between enviros and indigenous
4th world/NGO folks....would require careful analysis of how movements
operate. Much easier to just refer to all environmentalists as 'greenies'
and leave it at that. If their positions are even sliggghhhhhtttlyy
incorrect, focus on that and stridently drive the point home about how
much more correct we are than they are.....That for some people is
"Marxism".

Steve



Stephen Philion
Lecturer/PhD Candidate
Department of Sociology
2424 Maile Way
Social Sciences Bldg. # 247
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