why we are so weak

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sat Sep 14 09:47:16 PDT 2002


Marc Rodrigues wrote:


> >given a choice, which do you think "the world" would prefer being rid
>>of, Saddam or Bush? Who is a greater threat to "the world"? Which
>>population - U.S "progressives" or Iraqis who don't like Saddam - is
>>more or less helpless to do anything about their threat to "the world"?
>
>that sums it up pretty good there. whats the response from the pro-war
>"left" crowd?

Why must we ape the bourgeoisie in making everything an either/or forced choice binary? Why can't we hate Bush and Saddam too? Is it just too complicated to hold two thoughts in mind at once?

Doug



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