>As for Arafat, we are not in a position to elect a new leader for
>Palestinians; nor are we for any other people, for that matter.
But hasn't he now been annoited leader by Israel and the U.S., much to the irritation of many Palestinians?
>BTW, I still think that you & Lou (& many other big-city leftists)
>should move to Columbus, Ohio; Bloomington, Illinois; or Orlando,
>Florida. You guys will get along very well, because there aren't
>many leftists here with whom you can get along. (Despite sometimes
>fierce polemical exchanges online, Justin & I have been good friends
>offlist -- perhaps because Columbus, Ohio has taught us to value
>friendship among leftists.) Columbus, Bloomington, or Orlando would
>cure you of the Fourth International ambition, too.
I have no 4th Intl ambitions. What's more, I get along with almost everyone, or try to.
Doug