Good Morning Starshine!

The Chair has made clear that there are no more counterattacks planned against spies. Consider this a peace overture.

"It's one thing if the media is too dumb or entertainment-oriented to take up the MIM- related piece of the Ward Churchill case. It's another thing if spies are not cooperating when the media does try to figure out what is happening. Otherwise, MIM is at peace with the spies. Our retaliations regarding Ward Churchill will not be aimed at spies, if the regents vote the wrong way. The deal we offered spies stands good unless we hear about media outlets that are unhappy."

Likewise, the Chair is being criticized, possibly because of tthis highly visible ministry. Critics, the Chair issues orders, this Minister follows them.

"I have come under criticism from both sides of a long-standing issue, even for exerting a persynality cult. The central issue regarding this alleged persynality cult is one where there has been a huge flip- flopping of positions by people concerning an issue of many years standing. The current flip has the benefit of wanting harder hitting on one particular issue, but it also comes along with an underestimation of what can be done overall in the class struggle at this moment. "

Mousnonya has no interest in being or building a persynality cult; you cannot be anonymous & build a persynality cult. If this Minister/Ministry is "an issue of many years standing" then I guess that means "eroticization of power."

This Minister's line is:
Just as we need to take up the gun to get rid of guns so to must we take the eroticization of power head on, to use the eroticization of power as one more weapon to turn the eroticization of power against patriarchy.

The Chair is invited, at her convenience, to affirm, refute or ignore that line. Frankly critiques, The Chair has much more important battles.

I do want to talk about eros and power. We can have sex without babies & babies without sex. Still, most babies are from sex not science. What is power? Isn't Power the ability to give or take life? Eros is power, the ability to give life (or not).

So critics I ask of you a clear and simple explanation. Namely:
Define please
1) Power
2) Eros
3) Eroticization of power

And determine whether Maoists can and should use eros to get rid of power.

Trying to answer these questions may raise other questions -- try to answer those too.

"I am satisfied that MIM has painted a rather thorough picture if intellectuals wanted to pick up what MIM knows and carry on the struggle themselves."

I guess this refers to Ward Churchill. If not please explicit. "Lapsed activism" doesn't = inactivity.