Dems

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

At 08:33 AM 5/3/99 -0700, Michael Perelman wrote:
>An alternative interpretation of Brad's would be that the Dems, by siphoning
>off potentially radical energies and by muddling policy by apeing the Repugs
>are the greatest threat to progress.  At best, we might work to see the New
>Dems get trashed so that progressives can build a real oppositional party.
>Unfortunatively, the McGovernites tried this strategy and ultimately failed.
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That points to the uselessness of the ballot box in the progressive policy.

 Repugs, Dummiecrats, Pepsi Cola, Coca Cola - what's the difference?  It is
diffcult to wield paper sabers against those who control material resources
and the means of production.

Wojtek


>Brad De Long wrote:
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>> Well, the actually existing Democratic Party is the only thing that *might*
>> inch America slightly toward social democracy over the next generation. And
>> as America goes, so goes the world...
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>Michael Perelman
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>California State University
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