Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:30:58 -0500 (EST) From: TMB <tblan-AT-telerama.com> Subject: Re: [postanarchism] Dunphy: "The 'New International' as An-Arche" The reason Derrida isn't leading to any new "justice" is because the "justice" of Derrida remains rather status quo and does not realize a radical nonvioelnce, which would in turn be part of things he simpy has no interest in doing, no matter the stakes or necessities. It appears to me to be quite corrupt. The essence of justice is not in these various tortions of the fae, the other, etc., but nonviolence. All Derrida can say of nonviolence is that, if totalized it is the end of the world. The work of nonviolence needs to be done. What Derrida does so radically and nearly completely coopts thought and its potential that this must be noted and held against. I say it SOOO poorly but it is true. To invoke Derrida here, virtually anywhere, is to invoke a Program that puts so such an end to thougt, to programs, explorations, "infinite tasks" that must and should remain infinite indeed, that there is no hope for either thought or nonviolence at all. But of course you can shoot me and get rid of this, and beside, with barely breath I can only articulate this in a dirty way, like rough threads worn by some crawling thing. Perhaps I am wrong but I am proud at least to register this tiny protest. It is a mistake how this happens, unfolds, what happens in this discours you so ably unfold here. Tom Blancato
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