[Peace-discuss] Anti-war vs. identity politics? (fwd)

[C. G. Estabrook]

Fascinating -- and True Lies *is* a family movie: it contains a view of
the world, what to be afraid of, and what will save us, that we're
supposed to internalize early -- big American military against swarthy
Middle Easterners.

(A current New Yorker cartoon shows a highway with a billboard saying,
"Entering California.  You May Begin Your Schwarzenegger Imitation Now.")

You recognize quite clearly, of course, David, how acutely uncomfortable
you make me by the comparison with anything Todd Gitlin says.  I'll
quickly quote the Principle of Incompleteness, which we mention from time
to time on News from Neptune: Nobody Can be Wrong all the Time...

--CGE


On Mon, 3 Jan 2005, David Green wrote:

> Interestingly, I came upon a C-span broadcast the other night of a
> huge "Women's Conference" in California, in which Jamie Lee Curtis
> introduced the Gropinator by praising him for promoting her to the top
> of the billing in True Lies, with the rationale that it was a family
> movie. Arnold then introudced his wife, Maria Shriver, as a champion
> of women's equality. She proceeded to flatter herself shamelessly as
> an example for other women to emulate.
> 
> On the other hand, I recall that Todd Gitlin (and others of his ilk)
> took his post-60s frustrations out on "identity politics" with an
> argument that had little to do with what AWARE should stand for.
>