re: [Marxism] Problems In Bolivia

[Mike Friedman <mikedf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Huh? Did I miss something? Or is there some arcane term for gay sex that
I've never heard of that appears in the text by "academicanarchist" (Robert
Jackson) referred to below? Maybe "occurring today"? Or the hot phrase "run
by a rapacious"? Or maybe even the titillating "openly traded dollars"? If
someone is going to make allegations, they should at least try to be clear.

Mike

At 12:03 PM 1/13/2005, you wrote:
> I would like to point out to "academicanarchist" (Robert Jackson) that it
> is offensive to compare a Gay sexual act with the forcible exploitation of
> Bolivia's poor by wealthy U. S. capitalist supporters.  You may not
> identify with the sexual act in a positive way - but others such as myself
> are not ashamed of our enjoying this sexual act.
>
> I suggest he find his political writings to attacking other things - that
> are truly oppressive - and not Gay sex.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Robert H. Jackson
>   To: marxism@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 8:19 PM
>   Subject: [Marxism] Problems In Bolivia
>
>
>   What is occurring today in Bolivia has happened many times in recent
>   history. I lived in Cochabamba fro a year from 1986-1987, and a month
> after
>   I arrived the tin miners from Oruro were marching on La Paz, and the U.S.
>   supported president imposed a state of siege. Bolivia is one of the
> poorest
>   countries in Latin America that is run by a rapacious and utterly corrupt
>   oligarchy that has bent over to be done by the United States for a few
>   silver coins. In 1985, inflation ran 25,000%, and the exchange rate
> that had
>   been 25 to the dollar in 1982 reached 2,000,000 to the dollar. Most
>   Bolivians saw any savings they had wiped out, and those with connections
>   openly traded dollars in a form of arbitrage. Mamami is a typical
> indigenous
>   name, and the large indigenous population of the country has been
> exploited
>   the most.


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