[lit-ideas] Re: Anarchism and Leftism
- From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 19:02:50 +0100
>I did notice that none on the Left saw fit to discuss the ideas
>in the MEMRI dispatch
what did you expect "us" to say, Lawrence? "Wow, we never knew Muslim
countries disagreed on major issues"? We *did* know that. We know, too,
that there are in the Middle East "secular Muslim" regimes, Shia-dominated
nations, Sunni-dominated ones... some of us were really pretty concerned
about the possibility of civil war in Iraq following the War on Iraq, and
are watching something very like that -- I certainly am -- with grave concern
now.
>Does it take up a discussion of the Left's association with Anarchism
"it" is I think Simon's post. It is no news to Simon (I can only assume)
or to me that anarchism is (has been, historically) part of the Left, or
that there's a non-anarchist (perhaps) libertarian Left. Various great writers
of the Left have been anarchists. Quite what you mean by "the
Left's association with Anarchism" is unclear, but what you
think "the Left" should address -- in this specific context --
is perhaps even less so.
Judy Evans, Cardiff
----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrence Helm
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Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 6:45 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Anarchism and Leftism
I did notice that none on the Left saw fit to discuss the ideas in the MEMRI
dispatch. I did notice that none saw fit to discuss the ideas in my comments.
All anyone wanted to do was quibble about my reference to "leftists." As
though none on the Left really knew what Leftism meant.
In Andreas article I recognized arguments I'd seen coming from the Left
before except for his comment which could only be described as anarchic. Why
do you think there is an attack here Simon? What attack? Andreas made a
comment and I looked it up. Where is the attack? I did see an attack in your
note. Did it take up the issue of the Saudi, Egyptian or PLO opposition to
Hizbollah's adventurism? No, You don't see fit to do that. Does it take up a
discussion of the Left's association with Anarchism (which is the subject of
the note you seem to be responding to)? No, you didn't see fit to do that.
All you saw fit to do was the very thing you accuse the Right of doing,
"attack," and yet you do it ineptly. There is no substance to your attack. It
can't be pinned to anything concrete.
Lawrence
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