[Marxism] Great letter on Squeegee Men

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Mr. Barry,

I found your anthropological observations on "Pastor Rodney" and
"toll" collection at intersections neither clever nor insightful; just
smug, supercilious and deeply contemptuous of folks who make more
honest a living than some columnists churning out meaningless drivel
for a self-absorbed audience.

I don't live in New York, but coming from New Delhi, where armies of
women and children with dirty rags descend upon the motorists at every
intersection, I am well aware of what you are talking about.  If you
are bothered by smelly people forcibly collecting money for unwanted
services, you are better off training your guns at the US state using
its military might to divert our money to large corporations through
this hugely unpopular war.  You have far more odious people there,
extracting far more money with far graver consequences.

-Shalini Gera
Hayward,  CA


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