hi Natalie, concerning the ows / tea party post, I think there is a strong residual distrust and opposition between people on the left and what the perceive as a dangerous plutocratic movement that is very related in social dynamics with fascism (declining middle classes blaming those even more below them). Some of this may be overcome through real-life dialogue. At #ows, there are people who say they are sympathetic to the Tea Party at the core of the occupation, such as Devin, but also many more Tea Partiers angrily denouncing the occupation as a communist plot ... in general, Tea Party identified republicans are totally opposed to what ows stands for ... though I'm guessing that with people like ron paul, agreement may be possible on very closely defined issues ... Michel On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Natalie Golovin <[email protected]> wrote:
Thank you for a civil reply which I probably will respond to at some point. This discussion has been unpleasant and unproductive. I’m very interested in P2P posts re new currencies and social/political organization and I’m sorry I popped in and wasted time. Suffice it to say-I’ve been reading voraciously both in the academic and personal venues for approx 50 years, so I’m guessing you guessed wrong. Please weigh in on why no one responded to my mail re ZeroHedge’s post on OWS & Tea Party agreement on certain critical issues. I understand social & certain econ view keep these groups at odds, but there is a large center overlap. Why should they not recognize this and join forces?
*From:* Michel Bauwens <[email protected]> *Sent:* Sunday, October 23, 2011 7:56 AM *To:* P2P Foundation mailing list <[email protected]> *Subject:* Re: [P2P-F] Fw: Info
Hi Nalatie,
I respect that you are finished with the subject for now, and that there is merit in the argument that the Europeans didn't invent warfare and oppression.
Nevertheless, I think you underestimate the scale of this near genocide, and how it was driven also in large part by capitalist dynamics which were historically different. In most other civilisations, there was place for pastoral people's and while the rulers changed in tr*ibuta*ry systems, the farmers were usually kept in place.
Even within the capitalist dynamics, other options were possible; the Natives in Spanish lands, subject to the same diseases you claim wiped out North American natives, in fact largely survived and were integrated in the new model. The Hispanic ruling classes were undoubtedly very cruel as well, but not on the same genocidal scale as the anglo-saxons. You also do not seem cognizant of how disease was used willfully by the whites (contaminated blankets as technique of genocide). In other words, the scale of cruelty and genocide matters, even if placed in a general history of human oppression.
Also you may find mp aggressive in his accusations, but believe me, I'm guessing he has read a lot more books than you. The differences do not proceed from a lack of reading. Thanks for being patient amongst these sometimes harsh discussions.
Michel
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 9:32 PM, Natalie Golovin <[email protected]>wrote:
I agree with Kevin completely in theory, but as I mentioned earlier-people live in their own times. It's the 21st century and there is no vacant land left in the US. BTW Mexico doesn't allow US citizens or those from Central America to move in and "homestead" The European Tribes treated the Natives no worse than they treated each other. What started off as involuntary manslaughter in the 17th & 18th centuries turned into voluntary manslaughter during the plains wars when growing Federal power & powerful economic interests got involved. There were also violent hostilities among ranchers and farmers. I'm finished with this subject mp READ
-----Original Message----- From: mp Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 6:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [P2P-F] Fw: Info
borders? Thought you wanted them polices/militarized, whereas Kevin argues they should be open?
On 22/10/11 02:58, Natalie Golovin wrote:
Agreed-that was easy.
-----Original Message----- From: Kevin Carson Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 6:34 PM To: P2P Foundation mailing list Subject: Re: [P2P-F] Fw: Info
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 8:19 PM, Natalie Golovin<[email protected]> wrote:
Going back to Native Populations..We're talking about 250 years of interplay among various groups of both tribes and migrating Europeans (subgroup religions) at a time when communication/transportation and historical knowledge re different civilizations was quite wanting compared to today. I already mentioned disease accounted for most of the deaths. The interactions were very diverse and many mostly local until the mid 19th Century (Big exception-French& Indian War) Spanish, French& English migrants interacted very differently with the tribes. In general, flagrant abuses come about when economic& political forces join hands.
Actually, I don't dispute the right of European settlers to homestead vacant land that actually wasn't being used, on an individual basis. What I was responding to was your suggestion that the common property of nomads, homesteaded by the act of using it as hunting grounds, wasn't "real property" and that European settlers were entitled to homestead land in such collective use on the grounds either of need (the overpopulated cities of Europe) or more efficient technical exploitation of the land. The natives, in general, were usually amenable to foreign settlements on land they weren't actually using -- I don't think they had a collective right to exclude people from using vacant land they weren't using themselves, any more than native citizens today have a collective ownership over land that a Mexican national might like to move onto.
As to "White Supremacy"-Suffice it to say I get in trouble with my Hard Left friends when I side with the young Hispanic girls who don't care about school, get pregnant in early teens and refuse abortion. These girls value family and love more than future prospects of good jobs& I think that's fine. BTW I worked at a Juvenile Detention center for a couple of years& understand the problems of growing up poor in rough neighborhoods.
I consider myself pretty hard left, and I can't imagine why anyone would get bent out of shape by that. Anyone who wants to bully girls like that into having abortions against their own judgment or inclination seriously needs to consider Willie Nelson's dictum: the world would be a better place if everybody smoked a joint every day and minded their own goddamned business.
-- NOT sent from a flippin' "smart"phone - 'cause I like birds...
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