Re: [Marxism] Petras on Israel's total war

[Philip Dunn <hyl0morphster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 2009-01-03 at 19:31 -0800, nada wrote:
> I don't have to 'smear' Petras (he does a good enough job himself) 

Ah, self-smearing. Very nasty.

> but 
> rather his inaccuracy in stating that anti-war organizations have not 
> endorsed opposition to what is going on in Gaza.
> 
> Here:
> "...To date the entire human rights and anti-war movements have failed to
> even mention, let along challenge..." ...what? The "zioninist controlled 
> media"? Please. Every time someone marches for Gaza, or speaks out (is 
> Petras doing this or preaching to the converted?) they as "challenging" 
> the lies put of by the media.
> 
> His paragraph is...what? Useless? It is a self-serving statement frought 
> with implied ego on his part that only he could possible challange these 
> news organizations. "They will play no restraining role on IsraelÂs 
> totalitarian policies..." What a sanctimonious piece of shit. I read 
> this and I would conclude "do nothing, go a home, read what I write, 
> that's enough". He seems to be a writer that revels in, and sees 
> pessimism, as a virtue.
> 
Whereas "we" are supremely optimistic at the the present juncture. no?.
Let's relax and watch a video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6604775898578139565



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