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<br><div><div>On 15-Jan-09, at 3:40 AM, Simon Biggs wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0px">Hi John<br> <br> Of course what you say is the case, and there are tragic consequences. If you read Garcia or Ortiz you will find that their arguments emerge out of their concerns about colonial and post-colonial cultural imperialism. Ortiz, in particular, writes eloquently about the impact of the tobacco and sugar trades on Cuban society. In my referencing these authors I am also taking into account these concerns.<br> <br> Regards<br> <br> Simon<br></span></font></blockquote></div><br><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Yes understood. </div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>I used your comments as a jumping off point for my argument/rant not so much as a reflection on your comments in particular, but rather because I feel strongly (obviously) that collectively on this list we are more and more beginning to circle around these questions. Yet in my opinion the central drama is too often embedded in discussions of other issues (as here, where it appeared in a discussion of folksonomies) as opposed to being given the weight and importance it deserves, as one of the primary power struggles of not just our age, but of ages past and ages to come.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>I may seem somewhat single-minded in my focus, but soon I plan to be able to offer a much more thorough and broad analysis of how I see these issues playing out in different social dynamics. Until that particular project is launched maybe I'll hold my tongue...or try to...</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>John</div></body></html>