War analysis.

[R.Gancie/C.Parcelli]

We tried that. The thread was called "War Analysis". Where were you? Christian
Fuchs made the request. I and others responded at some length. We all kept going
"Where's Mike? Where's Mike?" Now you're here. So enough of the metaphysical
overview. What's up with this Iraq thing we've heard so much about lately? CP

"Peters, Mike [HES]" wrote:

> US forces are currently engaged in conquering Iraq, and you people are
> wittering about cucumbers, and debating whether ASS press-spoofs qualify as
> spam or not. I was hoping the 'Frankfurt School' list would be a forum for
> more genuinely critical discussion of the implications. It's very depressing
> that 'critical' now  just seems to mean personal abuse conducted in a
> sophomor(on)ic manner. Don't you realise the magnitude of global protest
> against this war? It's bigger than the anti-Vietnam War protests, or have
> you succumbed to the US media's blackout? This is a sincere appeal to come
> to your senses.
> Mike Peters
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: matthew piscioneri [SMTP:mpiscioneri@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 11:17 PM
> > To:   frankfurt-school@lists.village.virginia.edu
> > Subject:      Re: Pickled Cucumber?
> >
> > Guys,
> >
> > This exchange is juvenile in the extreme. Why not conduct it off-list? Why
> >
> > am I concerned? For purely selfish reasons. It may drive subscribers off
> > the
> > list from whom I can learn. It is totally demeaning to yourselves and to
> > other subscribers.
> >
> > MattP.
> >
> > >MS. Pickled Cucumber?
> > >
> > >No. If you were a woman and gave yourself the sobriquet, Pickled
> > >Cucumber, you'd have to have a sense of humor---or be Karen Finley. In
> > >which case you might like to size yourself for Ralphalfa's 'grapefruits
> > >of purpose.' CP
> > >
> > >pickled cucumber wrote:
> > >
> > > > Mr. Brennan, you chose to monologue to me the aphorism:
> > > >
> > > > "Obesity is the opiate of the American intellectual..."
> > > >
> > > > The aphorism is quite endearing, but as it stands, it seems somewhat
> > > > - how shall I put it? - denuded.  Is there any foundation for it?
> > > > The term "American intellectual" brings to mind, randomly, people
> > > > like Mills, Dewey, Whitman, William James, Cage, Thoreau, DuBois.
> > > > Could you perhaps elaborate on how it is that obesity is claimed to
> > > > be - or have been - their common opiate?  Assuming, of course, that
> > > > you do not share Mr. Parcelli's view that intellectual honesty
> > > > forbids one from responding cogently to pickled cucumbers.
> > > >
> > > > PC
> > > >
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