On Fri, Dec 1, Charles Brown wrote:
> > The U.S. working class is solidly behind Bush's war. If you're a
> > Marxist, and I assume you still are, what do you do about that?
>
> Wasn't the working class solidly behind the Viet Nam war at first?
> Korean war? Aren't Marxist supposed to give a lead to the working
> class, rather than tail it, raise consciousness?
Interesting comparison from the December Harper's Index:
Chances that a U.S. soldier in the Vietnam War volunteered: 4 in 5 Chances that a U.S. soldier in World War II did so: 1 in 3
Michael
__________________________________________________________________________ Michael Pollak................New York City..............mpollak at panix.com