Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 10:21:57 -0500 (EST)
From: TMB <tblan-AT-telerama.lm.com>
Subject: Re: God help us, back to tropes


On Tue, 26 Jan 1999, Jon Rubin wrote:

> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Unleesh-AT-aol.com
> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 01:05:36 EST
> 
> 
> << Ok, let`s put the question differently: WHY should one not go back to 
> mommy, daddy, priest ? Because it is conservative ? And if so, what is 
> wrong with that ? >>
> 
> >This is stupid. If you need to even ask this question, you're out of 
> the picture. Puhleeaze.
> 
> 
> I for one, do not normally need to ask this question. But it still needs 
> answering. How else will you be able to convince people who do not 
> already agree with you to do so?
> The "if you need to ask what it is, you're never going to know" while 
> fine for jazz is not so useful for politics.
> 
> Jon
> 

But in philosophy, and this is not "politics" simpliteur, I hope, it is a
provocation to thought. Or are you purely political? If so, let me assure
yoiu, that if you are purely political in this context, then *you are most
definitely not political*.

TMB