Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 20:39:07 +0000
From: Iain McKay <iain.mckay-AT-zetnet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: The decline of anarchism


HI all

Andy wrote:

<snip>

> On the other hand, look at George Graham, Alex Ferguson, Bill
> Shankly, Jock Stein etc etc There is a definite didactic tendency in
> there somewhere, and who said it was a pejorative term anyway?
> Shouldn't words like didactic be communally owned?

I hadn't realised that didactic had something to go with
managing football teams...

> > > as in the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
> >
> > Keri raves about what a great film that is.
> > But as I have never seen it, there's no point
> > in you telling me that "didactic" is like that.
> >
> The film's OK. But more to the point, it's set in Scotland.

I thought it was eltist teacher trains future fascist
cadre in Edinburgh, but I haven't seen it for ages, so
I may be wrong (and I've not seen it since I was a lad,
so memory may be wrong).

Perhaps we should discuss the decline of anarchism at
some stage?

Iain