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Nguyen-tri: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The Power of Myth
Forum Post, January, 28 2011
David Nguyen-tri
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"If you read the Chernus article then you would have recognized that he uses the word "myth" in the sense that historians of religion use it. I use it in the same sense. Perhaps you were not aware of this, but the use is quite justi...
Cooper: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The Power of Myth
Forum Post, January, 27 2011
Curtis Cooper
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As a secular intellectual type, I'm not wild about the power of myths, even "good myths" that fit my political program. On the other hand, there is something to be said for the fact that many people are motivated by things o...
Burke: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The Power of Myth
Forum Post, January, 27 2011
Richard Burke
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I'll make one more comment before crawling off to bed early with the cold I've been fighting off for days, in the hopes of finally being able to get back to work tomorrow. Someone else is welcome to have the last word in this discussion. ...
Burke: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The Power of Myth
Forum Post, January, 27 2011
Richard Burke
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What you say has been tried for decades, and simply isn't working! Do you really think you can replace capitalism by purely rational appeals and without having the ability to inspire people to dream of a better world? If you do then good luck ...
Keller: Re: Re: Re: Re: The Power of Myth
Forum Post, January, 27 2011
Keith Keller
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David, you make many excellent points with which I am in full agreement. Trying to counter the myth-making of a well funded right wing propaganda machine with counter myths is a losing proposition. We lack the funding. Plus, where would it all ...
Burke: Re: Re: Re: Re: The Power of Myth
Forum Post, January, 27 2011
Richard Burke
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If you read the Chernus article then you would have recognized that he uses the word "myth" in the sense that historians of religion use it. I use it in the same sense. Perhaps you were not aware of this, but the use is quite justifiable...
Nguyen-tri: Re: Re: Re: The Power of Myth
Forum Post, January, 27 2011
David Nguyen-tri
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"Perhaps you should read Mr. Chernus' article before rushing to judgement." I have read Chernus' article, and to be honest, I took away something rather different from it than what the author intended. For starters, the left doe...
Burke: Re: Re: The Power of Myth
Forum Post, January, 27 2011
Richard Burke
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When I made my posting, I fully expected to get precisely the kind of response that you have just given. Perhaps you should read Mr. Chernus' article before rushing to judgement. To begin with one has to stop thinking of myth as "lies&qu...
Nguyen-tri: Re: The Power of Myth
Forum Post, January, 27 2011
David Nguyen-tri
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Maybe it's because I'm a rationalist, but I could not disagree more with your recommendation. Replacing one myth with another simply means, to me, replacing their lies and half-truths with our own. The mythic forces which motivate our fell...
Burke: The Power of Myth
Forum Post, January, 27 2011
Richard Burke
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Perhaps a recent article by Ira Chernus posted on TomDispatch (How the Power of Myth Keeps us Mired in War, 1/20/11) provides a clue to a way out of the dilemna examined by Ms. Ehrenreich. The irony is that the left, trapped in it’s own my...
Administrator: Re: (Industrial) Workers of the World
Forum Post, January, 12 2011
Site Administrator
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Thanks for pointing out. I suppose that even if we are aware that that confusion occurs we are not immune from making that mistake ourselves. Fixed...
Muhr: (Industrial) Workers of the World
Forum Post, January, 12 2011
Donald Muhr
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I'm really happy to see this on ZNet, but it's I(ndustrial) not I(nternational). Sorry, as a wob it's a pet peeve of mine.
Muhr: Direct Action Gets the Goods
Forum Post, December, 29 2010
Donald Muhr
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This story warmed my heart. With all the lumps the working class has taken over the last 30 years it great to hear of a victory.
Green: Confusing
Forum Post, December, 24 2010
David Green
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Folbre needs to define more specifically and consistently the meaning of "structural unemployment." It's wrong to say, in technical terms, that this is what we've got. There is not, oveall, a mismatch between worker skil...
Pietrick:
Forum Post, December, 21 2010
Kevin Pietrick
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First, let me say there are many good points in this article and as a member of a Worker Center, I greatly appreciate any writing on this often-ignored topic, be it supportive or a critique. That said, I respectfully disagree, and to some degree a...
Meyer: Why nationalise?
Forum Post, December, 13 2010
Thomas Meyer
Why not simply run it for yourself, like in Argentina? ANC has no shortage of fat cats! Otherwise, mooi so!
Leven: the F-word, unfortunately.
Forum Post, November, 13 2010
Jm Leven
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That was quite interesting; not much new, but some interesting examples from Newcastle and Bolivia. Then she had to spoil it all with proselytising for feminism, in the last few sentences and seemingly quite gratuitously. " ... a...
Phillips:
Forum Post, October, 30 2010
Blair M. Phillips
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"and the empowerment of worker unions in the management of their companies". Geezzz.... thats music to my ears! As an employee of General Motors of Canada, I beleive workers could do a better job of designing and manufa...
Buendía: Re:
Forum Post, October, 27 2010
Luis Buendía
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Hi David. Your guess is right -I'm an economist. Unfortunately, what you mention is not so odd, you know. The police will surely have received instructions to hinder any action to prepare the next-day strike, so they did. The picket's acti...
Marty:
Forum Post, October, 22 2010
David Marty
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Hola Luis, Since we are on Znet I'll keep writing this message in English. My name is David, I live in Madrid. You wrote a good article, you seem to have done some research. My guess is that you are an economist? I was in Madrid on Septem...
