[Marxism] Hate crimes legislation & David Thorstad

[S. Artesian]

Yeah really?  Love to hear a good Marxist analysis for opposing affirmative 
action in the US.  I personally don't think there is one, but I'm the 
open-minded type.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ruthless Critic of All that Exists" <ok.president+marxml at gmail.com>
To: <sartesian at earthlink.net>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Marxism] Hate crimes legislation & David Thorstad


> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 5:55 PM, Jeff <meisner at xs4all.nl> wrote:
>
>
>> Well I think I have done that. Now I'd like to hear how David Thorstad 
>> (or
>> anyone else) expects to oppose hate-crimes legislation or the right to 
>> gay
>> marriage, without winding up in league with the right-wing!
>
> This "winding up in league with the right-wing" is a red-herring.
> There are lot of areas in which Marxist positions can be similar to
> right-wing positions, but for completely different reasons. For
> example, both Marxists and the hard right oppose liberalism (but for
> different reasons obviously).
>
> A good Marxist case can be made for opposing purely race-based
> affirmative action, to take another example -- but right-wingers also
> oppose it.
>
> Etc.
>
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