Dragaera

Greetings. Regarding the Politics of Brust and his Works

Tue Jan 13 20:30:32 PST 2004

No apology needed.  I'm a Red.  Never made any secret of it.

On the other hand, I also try to steer clear of political arguments, since
they instantly turn me into a flaming asshole.  I don't always succeed, mind
you; but I do try.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeffrey Kiok" <blackbird0 at yahoo.com>
To: <dragaera at dragaera.info>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:46 PM
Subject: Greetings. Regarding the Politics of Brust and his Works


> Greetings everyone.  I've long been an avid reader of Steven Brust.
> I've read most of his works, and I just recently found this e-mail
> list.  Let me preface my question saying that I suppose it is of a
> personal nature, certainly touching upon the personal politics of Mr.
> Brust and his family, and I apologize if Mr. Brust finds it offensive,
> or forward.
>
> I once was telling a friend about Steven Brust's book, recommending
> them in fact, when my friend told me that once reading in a book about
> the Minneapolis Teamsters' stike in 34', the name of two Brusts (Jean
> being one) being active in that movement.  I could not help but be
> suprised, as Steven Brust would have been much too young to participate
> in that, I figured it must've been his parents or other relatives.  I
> was unable to find all that much information linking them; however, I
> found a clip on the internet listing prominent labour activists in
> Minneapolis that linked Jean Brust as the mother of a Steven Brust.
>
> Now, I brought this all up to ask I suppose a simple question.  I
> certainly noticed, while reading Teckla that there undeniable political
> undercurrents in the whole concept of Teckla movement, and certainly
> specifically in Kelly's movement.  I was wondering, does Kelly's
> movement embody any sort of modern (I use the word modern because
> Dragaeran politics certainly don't fit in any concept of a "modern"
> political system) revolution of labour theory.  I ask this because I
> always had a nagging suspicion that they were of a "leftist" tendency.
> After seeing the beliefs of what I believe are Mr. Steven Brust's
> parents, I would be inclined to answer that Kelly's group does.  I
> certainly do not mean to offend or to pry into Mr. Brust's personal
> life and I apologize if I so do and I retract this message if it does.
>
> Thank you.
>
> -Jeff
>
>