Re: Arundhati Roy on India and Its Maoists

[Yoshie Furuhashi <critical.montages@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 4/14/07, Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A lot of what I've heard her say seems somewhat like moralizing, but she can reach a
> broad swath of people that would never bother with what we have to say.   I know
> that she would be a big draw at Chico and that her presence would be a very positive
> influence.
>
> I'm more concerned with the way that is we tend to tear down our natural allies.  If
> she were promoting something negative, like an invasion of another country or some
> pro-corporate policies, criticism would be in order.  Or am I missing something
> about her of which I should be aware?

An intellectual who sides with lower classes and castes and criticizes
a majority of her class and/or caste for failing or refusing to do so
should be welcome to the communist Left, even if she is not a
communist herself.  In old days, such an intellectual might have been
called a fellow traveler.
--
Yoshie