Re: [Marxism] Finkelstein, the "wild man"

[Dbachmozart@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 8/27/2007 12:24:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
marxism-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

>  http://chronicle.com/daily/2007/08/2007082701n.htm
Mr. Finkelstein,  meanwhile, has retained a lawyer. "I
will not continue to endure this  nightmare through
eternity," he said. "I intend to put  an 
end to  it, one way or another, in the coming weeks.
The hunger strike will be  open-ended."<

Oh great. Why doesn't he just threaten to  immolate
himself in front of the DePaul admin building? This
kind of  thing will convince everyone who was on the
fence (or anywhere near it)  that the university was
wise to be wary of this unprofessorial "wild  man."
Michael D.
comment -
 
It's distressing to see the face of bourgeois respectability raise its  ugly 
head on a Marxist list. Perhaps Finkelstein should be more "civilized"  and 
write to his congressperson!
 
I think that his refusal to give up the fight is extremely laudatory -  
something that "Marxist" dilettantes willing to confront nothing more than  
their 
keyboards might want to try someday. 
 
I would hope that the entire left in the Chicago area as well as the  
sizeable Palestinian community and its allies joins Finkelstein in making this  
protest as broad as possible so as to serve as an excellent educational  
opportunity both about Zionism and the right of free speech.

 



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