Bertell on door policies
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Is New Socialist Club ‘Socialista’ Socialist? As we knew, Armin Amiri, former Bungalow 8 doorman, is opening his = own place, called Socialista. In the word of the very voluble Armin, = the place will be a “peasant cafe.” Now we find out from the = Observer’s Spencer Morgan that the theme will carry on to the door = policy. “What I’d like to be done is a socialism as far as the door,” said = Mr. Amiri, who grew up in Persia and later Vienna, and speaks with a = slight accent. “What socialism really means is, I give you this and = you give me that. And as the door goes, I’m gonna bring you into this = nice atmosphere; hopefully, you’re going to bring your great energy = in here. And that’s it=97that’s the only even exchange I want with = people.” Hmm, is that what socialism really is? We decided to ask an expert. = Bertell Ollman is the author of Dialectical Marxism and a professor = at N.Y.U. So, comrade, is Armin right? “No, that is ridiculous. Sadly, though, it is what too many people = think of socialism. It’s easier to think of it as a caricature,” said = Professor Ollman. But what might he suggest as a suitably socialist = door policy? After a long pause, the Professor responded, “As far as = a Socialist door policy, I really haven’t given it any thought. It = would take weeks and weeks of serious thought to answer that question = and I’m not interested in door policy.” =97Josh