From: Solipsist9-AT-aol.com
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 23:48:55 EDT
Subject: Re: Lynne Cheney's views on Foucault


In a message dated 00-09-24 16:21:45 EDT, JBCM2-AT-aol.com writes:

<< given the hateful nature of her 
 politics, that I'm not free to dismiss her for the reactionary twit I think 
 her to be.
 
 & by progressive I mean anti -racist, anti-imperialist, and anti 
 -authoritarian.
  >>

She may be a twit, but only she knows if her politics is based on hate.

Who decided your anti-list equates with progressive? One might decide that 
imperialist, authoritarian racism is progressive. If we buy into relativism, 
why not?

John

John