McD: I should have made it explicit yesterday that the arguments below are on the bogus assumption, for the sake of the proper exposition of Marxism, that the...
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Jun 1, 2005 8:26 am
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John: Helen DeMuth was an integral and willing part of Marx's family. There is no record of her having any major disagreements with the Marx's. The exact ...
"an integral and willing part of Marx's family"... How ironic. If there is one person in all of history who could be relied upon to sneer at such sentimental...
... CJ: It's good of McD to share his views with us and one hopes he will share them with his therapist as well. Those who have read Michels know of course...
CJ: This was not meant to be sentimental--just a factual reading of history. How you got "sentimental" from that I don't know. In any event, I think you know...
Yes I do, but the servile class have always been "members of the family." In Marx's defense he seems to have been at home in that world where the cash nexus...
In a message dated 01/06/05 15:05:04 GMT Daylight Time, bddanel@... ... no ... McD: Marx will soon be forgotten. In a hundred years time Herbert...
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Jun 1, 2005 11:21 pm
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In a message dated 01/06/05 17:04:53 GMT Daylight Time, ... read ... was ... McD: Clearly, you cannot read CJ. It is a concern that the German Social Democrats...
... Is there in fact _anything_ at that Marx got right? ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to...
... Yes, that's just what southerners used to say of their slaves, isn't it? "Ol' Auntie Jemima, why she's just like one of the family." She was his maid. She...
... CJ: I am certainly not a Marxologist but I am unaware of Marx's preaching on personal virtue. Such preaching would seem to be antithetical to scientism....
McD: Marx failed on all accounts as I said the other day. By contrast, Herbert Spencer was a success & he will revive but Marx will soon be forgotten, as I...
... That is hardly an earth shattering revelation, is it Graham? And your poppa was in the British Army. (Did you mother wear combat boots? Just asking.) So...
In a message dated 02/06/05 15:34:01 GMT Daylight Time, john@... ... McD: I think Marx preferred that to capitalism. But it was going nowhere & Marx...
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Jun 2, 2005 11:55 pm
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... I might claim to be Napolean, but that doesn't make it so. In any event, here is the def for "preach": 1. To proclaim or put forth in a sermon: preached...
And the Easter Bunny lives and the sun rises in the West. Byron ... From: "David McDonagh" <mcdonagh10@...> To: <WiCopendebate@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
In a message dated 03/06/05 16:03:27 GMT Daylight Time, john@... writes: McD: Thanks for your reply. We are not done yet, though. ... McD: True, but...
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Jun 3, 2005 5:16 pm
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It is entirely predictable that a proponant of free market Libertarianism, David McDonagh, should oppose democracy. When the Chartists were active for the...
... McD: Yes, but I was against it from about 1971 & I did not leave the SPGB till 1974 & did not feel that it was futile to go on trying to answer the eca ...
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Jun 5, 2005 11:01 am
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... CJ: On the other hand it's predictable that Marxists would regard dictatorship as "liberty." ... CJ: Yes, Marx and Engels agreed that "democracy" means a...
O me o my, Graham seems to be having a go at blogging. http://letshavesocialismnow.blogspot.com/ Interesting profile. Best, John R Henry CPP Visit the Quick...
In a message dated 05/06/05 18:31:31 GMT Daylight Time, ... McD: They do not though, do they? They think it a temporary means to communism but they do pretend...
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Jun 6, 2005 3:35 pm
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... Thanks for pointing that out, John. Was randomly inspired by the start of your post to look this up: O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; ...
... Actually, I had more in mind the words of Dylan. (that's Bod Dylan, not Dylan Thomas) who said: O me, o my. I love that country pie. Best, John R Henry CPP...
A Yale researcher has taught capuchin monkeys to use money. It turns out that they use it in much the same way humans do, including to buy sex. Perhaps the...