Re: [Marxism] Summer Reading for Obama

[Einde O'Callaghan <eindeoc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Lajany Otum wrote:
> When Chavez recommends the Open Veins to Obama, it at least serves 
> the propaganda purpose of publicising the book to a global audience 
> that might not have otherwise been exposed to the book and the ideas
> in it. 
> 
> But given the fact that someone as intelligent as Obama knows very well 
> where his bread is buttered, and that it ain't buttered by the relative 
> handful of people who pay attention to Socialist Worker, it is hard to see 
> what purpose Todd's list in SW is supposed to  achieve. 
> 
> Do we really believe that the good tsar might stand up to his wicked 
> advisors and courtiers, if only he would read the right books? 
> 
> Or is there some other serious purpose to this, one that I am missing?
> 
How about being a good excuse to discuss books ttat the readers of 
Socialist Worker - or indeed the the participants in this list - might 
profitably read while sunning themselves on teh beach or whatever 
they'll be doing this summer.

I doubt if anybody on the SW editorial board seriously thinks BO will 
read even Galeano's book but as somebody else said Chavez's action was a 
great ad for this important book.

Einde O'Callaghan

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