WG: Class and roots

["Kurt Lhotzky" <kurt.lhotzky@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Von: Kurt Lhotzky [mailto:kurt.lhotzky@xxxxxxxxx]
Gesendet: Sonntag, 29. Juli 2001 21:12
An: John Henry
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Cde. John -

do You share this opinion of Dzershinsky?

Kurt


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Von: John Henry [mailto:johnh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Gesendet: Sonntag, 29. Juli 2001 20:00
An: marxism@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: kurt.lhotzky@xxxxxxxxx
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 >First of all, I oppose the believe, that the social roots of a person make
 >it in itself more revolutionary than others. A "genuine, 100 % chemical
 >pure" proletarian can be as stupid as a middle-class intellectual, and a
 >middle-class-intellectual who breaks with his class can be more
 >revolutionäry than the "chemical pure proletarian".



Wasn't it Dzerhinsky who said something like "To tell a class enemy, one
only has to look in his cookpot. If there is meat, he is an enemy of the
people and should be shot" (Quote approxmate)


Best,

John R Henry CPP

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