Article on the Labor Party in the new Labor Notes

[Nurev at Kreative.net]

Alex LoCascio wrote:
> 
> Wow, this is an old post but I'm grateful that someone responded to it.
> Anyway, reply time...
> 
> Nurev at Kreative.net wrote:
> > Is this like being just a little pregnant? Isn't clear enough at this
> > point in history that the Left has no business  supporting the moderate
> > wing of the Big Business Party?
> 
> The Democratic Party may be moderate as a whole, but there are
> individual Democrats who, while not radical, are progressive.  I
> specifically mentioned Mel Watt in the original post.  Danny Davis and
> Bobby Rush also come to mind.  I'm not saying that if the LP isn't
> running a candidate in a race it should automatically support the
> Democrat.  I'm saying that in races where you have a progressive
> Democrat going up against a Repug, it would be wise for the LP to
> endorse the ProgDem.
> 
> > The Left needs to be independent and clean, and ready to fill the vacuum
> > as Democrats and Republicans damage each other while competing for the
> > power institutions. The Left should step out of the way, and let the
> > elephants gore each other to death. At some point the public will be
> > damn
> > sick of both of them and ready to look elsewhere.
> 
> Yeah, well, unless the Left makes itself visible, the "public" will most
> likely turn to pseudo-populist demagogues like Pat Buchanan.
> 
> I've never adhered to the Leninist notion that things should go to shit
> before the Left steps in to make things better...

Your argument would make more sense if there was a Left to speak of. But
there isn't. Even the most * radical * among the progressives are
useless
within the confines of the party. All you do by endorsing Democrats is 
legitimize Big Biz duopoly and the status quo. 

And why wouldn't Buchannan be better than that? [Not an endorsement!]

Joshua2