Comments | zachwolff: A Socialist Pig is Still a Pig (or Orwell's Pigs Turn Into Farmers Again)

zachwolff

A Socialist Pig is Still a Pig (or Orwell's Pigs Turn Into Farmers Again)

Jun 26, 2006 18:50

One of the sad things I learned from the conference here in Buenos Aires is that the city is full of fake socialists. Not directly related to the conference, I was waiting for a bus in front of what turned out to be the headquarters of the Communist Party in Argentina. My friend Rosa, who's living in Tucuy Paj now, pointed the place out to me and ( Read more... )

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annersjapaners June 27 2006, 13:11:13 UTC

Oh come on.

How can you say that someone's "not going to change the world" based on what they're wearing? You don't know the guys who walked out of the Communist Party building; you didn't speak to them, and you don't know shit about them besides the fact that they're dressed in suits. And from that, you feel justified in pointing and laughing? What the fuck happened to tolerance? Equality? To looking beyond appearances and treating people with respect? Accepting that others can and do have different values that you do, and make different choices? That your way is not always the best way OR the only way ( ... )

annersjapaners June 27 2006, 17:43:02 UTC

Everything you write exemplifies exactly what it condemns. It is judgmental. It lacks respect. It's as intolerant of my laughter as I am of people who claim to be socialists and don't display socialist values ( ... )

zachwolff June 27 2006, 17:45:01 UTC

[I had to cut this pragraph from the previous post because of length, it wasn't my intention to set it off as a separate post and give it any kind of added emphasis ( ... )

annersjapaners June 28 2006, 00:17:53 UTC

Well now it just feels a bit patronizing that you've decided to attribute the heat of my reply to what you think are my personal issues right now. The issue here is NOT my ability to navigate compromise; it's your ability to respect people ( ... )

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anonymous June 29 2006, 23:47:24 UTC

I dont wanna kick a dead horse here Zach, but that's seriously f-uped pointing and laughing at someone you dont know. If it were me, Id probably just think I had a booger hanging out my nose or ripped my pants, besides Ive never seen you in a suit nor too concerned with how your hair looks, so I have to take your judgement for a grain of salt here. For all we know it could be some guy who got his duds from Goodwill and his sister happens to cut hair for a living.
On the other hand, not mending your clothes is a sign of weakness not to mention poor grooming. What you should've done is taken over the PA system at the conference and blared Pink Floyd's "In the Flesh" in order to make your point.

Peace
Phil