The intellectual origins of America-Bashing

[Otto]

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From: "Paul Mackin" <paul.mackin at verizon.net>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: The intellectual origins of America-Bashing


> On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 09:45, Otto wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: KXX4493553 at aol.com
> > To: Pynchon-L
> > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 4:34 PM
> > Subject: FWD: The intellectual origins of America-Bashing
> > >
> > > The Intellectual Origins Of America-Bashing
> > > By Lee Harris
> > > http://www.policyreview.org/dec02/harris.html
> > > Quite interesting article. Harris is a neocon, but what he has to say
> > about Karl Marx is astonishing...
> > >
> > > kwp
> > >
> >
> > Quite interesting indeed.
> >
> > What Harris doesn't realize is that before capitalism can turn into
> > socialism there has to be the inevitable phase of fascism:
>
>
> It sounds like socialism should be ridiculously easy to bring about.
>
>

In a complex world nothing concerning the order of society is easy to be
brought about.

It's the simple minded idea of neocons that just by smashing the "terrorist
network" and leading wars abroad peace and order at home can be guaranteed.

Otto