The past couple of days of exchange between Phil and Paul reminds me of slam
dancing in clubs when I used to go dancing all the time in the 1980's .
Somewhere in the course of the evening, big menacing guys would take over the
dance floor and start throwing elbows and tromping around in boots to the "Heavy
Heavy Beat of Madness---"One Step Beyond....Anyway, some people enjoyed it,
doing or watching, but mainly it had the effect of clearing the floor. Some
women would participate, but not many stayed before they got bruised, stepped on
and pitched out of the
center. Anyway, it did two things--discouraged others from dancing as they had
done before and made people wish they would take it outside or go somewhere
where this kind of thing was enjoyed by all...
p.s. I'm ready to ska-daddle (pardon the pun).
Katherine Brown
Phil Graham wrote:
> At 06:15 PM 4/25/01 -0700, PD wrote:
> >Phil,
> >
> >It's very clear to me that you are not serious about this.
>
> Indeed I am.
>
> >I haven't seen such a flaming **** on a listserv in many, many years.
>
> I am not flaming you.
>
> >Not to mention that yoou clearly don't understand marxist economic theory
> >but use him the way a drunk uses a lamp_pole, not for illumination, but for
> >support..
>
> That is a rather inflammatory statement. At least I quote accurately.
>
> All I have said --- all along --- is that you made wrong assertions about
> Marx's attitude towards nature, and that you have misquoted him, or
> decontextualised the quotes. Put more gently: you seem to have
> misunderstood the point. I have also said that it appears you cannot bear
> to think that you are wrong.
>
> That is not a flaming. And, I meant what I said about Australian culture
> and insults. It's quite true.
>
> Anyway, this is no doubt boring everybody rigid and we should stop.
>
> Either that or write to me personally.
>
> Best regards,
> Phil
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