Pseudo-populism, the idiotic masses, and gadfly Nation columnists

[Enrique Diaz-Alvarez]

Alex LoCascio wrote:
> 
> I hate to break it to
> some folks, but a gift subscription to Extra and a collection of
> Chomsky's works isn't going to turn the working class around.  The
> problems are a lot deeper than mere ignorance.
> 

In my very modest experience, this is wrong. Ignorance is 95% of the
problem. Every time I argue with dittohead working dudes, merely
pointing out a few facts and putting forth a few arguments is enough to
shut them up and set the wheels of thought in motion. Of course, the
problem is lack of follow-up; next day, Rush Limbaugh is talking to them
and I am not. 

A few forwarded e-mails from LBO have already moved a couple of friends
of mine a few notches to the left. A subscription to LBO and Chomsky's
works _would_ make a difference (what is Extra?).

Enrique