Re: Re: My looniness

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

Charles Brown wrote:

>  >>> lnp3@xxxxxxxxx 06/29/00 06:45PM >>>
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> Yes, one can be a "brown Marxist" and still be against environmental
> racism. In point of fact, the missing dimension in Harvey's thought is
> ecology itself. To take a stand against toxic dumps without considering the
> overall political economy which is driving their location in poor
> neighborhoods serves Marxism poorly.
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> CB: This sounds like Harvey is not a Marxist. How could a Marxist
> not consider the overall political economy in approaching anything ?

Harvey has a pretty good idea of what drives the location of toxic
dumps. If you want to know what he thinks, read his book(s), not
these reckless, tendentious mischaracterizations.

Doug