Parachute? Lost my jump status years ago I'm proud to say. Straight-leg for me all the way, but nothing I said should indicate I think any of it is easy, except for starting at the beginning.
I don't know how many Americans do or don't think about class, profit, oil, and the world market. But if we all know so much about class, about the things that have propelled revolutions before, why aren't they being discussed?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Henwood" <dhenwood at panix.com> To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 3:28 PM Subject: Re: Offlist Re: Venezuelan strike beginning to fail
> David Schanoes wrote:
>
> >Thought I tried. Ruthless doesn't seem to be permissible.
>
> Ruthless isn't merely permissible, it's often welcome if well done.
> Doing it well, however, doesn't mean parachuting into a forum and
> lecturing people on topics they already know a lot about. Most
> participants (and nonposting subscribers) probably realize that class
> is very important, though they might not agree that it's the most
> important thing around. Many of us, including me, would accept the
> label Marxist, too. But you just announced that it's job 1 and then
> acted like political strategy and tactics flowed from that truth
> kernel self-evidently. It's not that easy. Very few people, and not
> just Americans, live their lives with class at the front of their
> minds and on the tips of their tongues. Unless your experience
> testifies to the contrary, in which case, we're all ears.
>
> Doug