From: "Ben Blumson" <autumnspring-AT-thespark.com> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 23:06:01 +1000 Subject: =?iso-8859-1?B?oFJl?=: Electra Chair <html><head><meta Name='keywords' Content='commtouch, pronto, mail, free email, free, branded, web based, free web based email, communications, internet, software, advertising banners, e-mail, free software'></head><body ><div align='left'><font ><blockquote><blockquote><TT>Which is why you suprised me to suggest that when young people could <BR> support themselves you'd treat them like adults - when you know that <BR> the work they do is no reflection of their ability or intelligence.<BR> cheers,<BR> Ben<BR> <BR> ---- Begin Original Message ----<BR> <BR> From: "danceswithcarp" <dcombs-AT-bloomington.in.us><BR> Sent: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 16:56:10 -0500<BR> To: <LindyJenn-AT-aol.com>, <autumnspring-AT-thespark.com>,<anarchy-<BR> list-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu><BR> Subject: Re: Electra Chair<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> From: <LindyJenn-AT-aol.com><BR> <BR> > But then.....where would all these<BR> > fast food places be if they didn't have the brainless people to <BR> work them.<BR> <BR> Ah-ta-ta, dear Jenn. =A0the wirk (WIRK?), may be brainless but the <BR> people<BR> aren't necessarily so. =A0Many have simply been displaced by technology <BR> and<BR> the migration of higher-income labor-intensive jobs to second-wirld<BR> countries. =A0Not too many years ago a lot of the older fast-food <BR> emplyees had<BR> factory jobs and maintained reasonably affluent wirking class <BR> lifestyles.<BR> When the jobs left for other places these people were "too old" to get<BR> similar jobs at at other corporate sweatshops so they were relegated <BR> to the<BR> fast food industry.<BR> <BR> One of the great fallacies of capital is that we are all created <BR> equal in<BR> ability, both physcal and intellectual and that NOT "making it" is <BR> somehow<BR> the fault of the failee. =A0 As anarchists we must recognize this <BR> fallacy and<BR> confront the system that rewards people on their ability to perform <BR> certain<BR> tasks and punishes those who can't. =A0Not everyone can be a software <BR> engineer<BR> or a stockbroker or a entrepeneur. =A0To assume that people--especially <BR> the<BR> older people--who wirk (WIRK?) in any area of low tecnological skills <BR> are<BR> somehow less valuable or able than others is buying right into <BR> capital's<BR> program of class division.<BR> <BR> I knew you knew that, but I thought it wirth refreshing your memory.<BR> <BR> <BR> carpo<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> ---- End Original Message ----<BR> <BR> <BR> </TT><br><br><br><br><br><br><font><p align=left><TT>+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=<BR> +=+=+=+=+=+=+<BR> The Noble Eightfold Righteous <BR> Path<BR> Right of way<BR> Right as rain<BR> Too right<BR> Dead right<BR> About right<BR> Sitting right<BR> Bang to rights<BR> She'll be right.<BR> =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<BR> =+=+=+=+=+=<BR> http://brkb.tripod.com/home.ht<BR> ml<BR> =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<BR> =+=+=+=+=+=<BR> Proud to be 17 :) </TT><br><TT>Try SparkNotes.com! Because Cliffs Notes(tm) cost money!<BR> (Cliffs Notes is a registered trademark for Cliffs Notes, Inc.) </TT></blockquote></blockquote></div></font></body></html>
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