Re: <nettime> The Left Needs a New Strategy

[Dmytri Kleiner <dk@telekommunisten.net>]

On 2021-01-11 20:28, Francis Hunger wrote:

> I'm surprised by the arrogant and insulting tone of your mail.

Defending China always brings out the tone police, no doubt the labels 
and pejoratives are soon to follow.


> There has been a long line of Marxist critique which acknowledges the
> atrocities of Stalinism and questions the state fixation of the
> traditional reading of Marxism, while still being able to deliver a
> notion of non-capitalist futures. Namely Moishe Postone, Michael
> Heinrich and Bini Adamczak, to name only a few.

Though few will believe it, Marxists can be wrong too. Especially when 
their paycheques depend on it.


> Plenty of material from which Franks' position could be critiqued, yet
> certainly not through toxic male dominance gestures like yours.

I have great respect for Frank. I trust he wont mistake spirited writing 
with insult.


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Dmytri Kleiner
@dmytri
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