right to left

[Heer, Jeet]

Yes, I agree that Lind's move to the left is only relative to where he
started out; he's basically a liberal anti-communist of the 1950 variety.
Its a testament to how far he was on the right that he is considered by some
(though not on this list) to be a lefty. Jeet


> ----------
> From: 	Michael Pugliese
> Reply To: 	lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Sent: 	Friday, February 15, 2002 14:44
> To: 	lbo-talk
> Subject: 	RE: right to left
> 
>    Michael Lind, though his 'leftness' is subject to debate.
> Compared to where he started out, tho, he did move left.
> Also Kevin Phillips.
> 
> mbs
> 
>    His book on the Vietnam War, "The Necessary War, " is truly dreadful.
> Only useful bits in the chapter on the anti-war movement are his
> rubbishing
> of the notion that Ho Chi Minh was an incipient Titoist.
>   Kevin Phillips bro, btw, is nutball, Howard of the Constitution Party.
> Mr. Left Trivial Persuit
>