Re: NOW and Marxism

["La Sainte" <pleau@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Tony Tracy" <tony@xxxxxx>
To: "marxmail" <marxism@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: NOW and Marxism


> I am concerned that anyone on this list would think that this anti-woman,
> anti-feminist tripe would be "appropriate about the debate concerning
> Gender and Class". The fundamental premise that feminism "is but one way
> by which to attempt to entice women, the majority of whom are found in
> poll after poll to prefer to be stay-at-home, married moms, to enter the
> work force" is certainly not a worthy contribution to a debate on a
> marxist email list on the question of Gender & Class.
>
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>
> Can we please ensure that the only posts regarding "American Family
> Values" oriented groups in the future are postings which announce where
> demonstrations will take place to oppose them.
>
> - Tony

The person who posted the message you're referring to is making a
feminist-friendly political point about one right wing group's irrational,
semi-coherent, quasi-paranoid view of the women's movement. In no way is the
poster promoting these twisted values.


Cherie Pleau



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