Gramsci says: vote for Gore!

[Nancy Bauer/Dennis Perrin]

Nathan Newman wrote:
>
>This is what's wrong with the "left thrives under the Right" argument.  Yes,
>left groups get some extra juice in a pure wave the flag sense, but what was
>the result of the Central America mobilization?  The defeat of the
>Sandinistas and the absolute impoverishment of the country under the heel of
>the IMF.
>
>Haiti shows the opposite situation. Because of progressive pressure and a
>whole set of compromised relations with the Clinton administration, a
>socialist Aristide was restored to office.  It's hardly a complete victory,
>but I will take the results in Haiti over Nicaragua any day of the week.
>

The defeat of the Sandinistas was a bi-partisan effort. Many Dems supported
the contra war -- Bill Clinton and Al Gore are two who come to mind, and
who, in 8 years, have done nothing to rectify the damage Nicaragua suffered
during that horrific time. 

As for Haiti, it remains one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere. A
friend of mine came back from there a couple of months ago and simply shook
his head in disgust. If you are trying to split the difference between two
impoverished countries in order to say "Vote Gore!" then you truly deserve
whatever comes your way.

DP