"Cause" vs. "Justified" (was: Re: Hitchens responds to critics)

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Sep 26 12:38:49 PDT 2001


Nathan Newman wrote:


>So how does the Left defend the virtue of the working class while demonizing
>its elected leaders?

Well you start by saying that the state is a class state, that despite the mechanics of formal democracy, generally represents the interests of a ruling class. You add to that that the media that help form the consciousness of that working class are in the pocket of that ruling class.

That's not a very obscure position, is it?

Doug



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