Re: [Marxism] What Do Socialists Actually Read?

[Bonnie Weinstein <giobon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, Yoshie. But you implied that socialist newspapers and magazines were
not on this list. I believe that's how the argument started. You implied
that the only reason people take such material at mass demonstrations is so
they can sit on the wet grass. This is what I object to.

Bonnie Weinstein, Socialist Viewpoint


On 5/1/05 2:37 PM, "Yoshie Furuhashi" <furuhashi.1@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>> Yoshie, I didn't object to your telling me "what to read." I
>> objected to you telling me "what I read." And how can you tell that
>> by what's posted on Marxmail?
>>
>> Bonnie
>
> Well, for all I know, among the marxism list's subscribers are avid
> readers of Harlequin Romance, closet fans of Victoria's Secret
> catalogs, and loyal subscribers to Men's Fitness.  For instance,
> recently, I developed a taste for baking, so I've been reading lots
> of recipes!  (I've already baked peanut butter cookies, chocolate
> chip cookies, white bread, and pizza, and I'm now gearing up to the
> challenge of french bread.)  :->  But, items posted here are a good
> gauge of what interests socialists enough to make them think that
> they want to share them with other socialists -- perhaps because they
> think they are useful, informative, entertaining, beautiful,
> astonishing, infuriating, outrageous, or whatever.


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