Re: [Marxism] New title in the HM Book Series: Witnesses to Permanent Revolution: The Documentary Record

[David Picón Álvarez <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: "John Thornton" <jthorn65@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> People who prefer real books to electronic books are now equivalent to
> reactionaries clamouring for old things when socialism finally arrives.

I'm very curious about what makes an electronic book not real. Is it a 
figment of my imagination, perhaps? Do I need to review Hegel to work this 
out?

Given the costs of production in labour and natural resources entailed by 
the printing of books, I would say the topic does have a certain relevance, 
yes. People who would choose some traditional commodity because of sensual 
pleasure and, perhaps, some form of status conscioussness, as opposed to 
what comes to be an equivalent form with essentially no cost of 
reproduction, what can we call them but reactionaries?

> I assume you will put yourself in charge of re-education camps when that
> glorious day comes?

What can I say? It's a dirty job but I just love doing it. Very original 
quip, doubtless.

--David.


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