Doug Henwood wrote:
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> I'm thinking of starting a "Marxists for Dean" caucus, with the
> slogan, "It's conjunctural, man." Any volunteers to sign the initial
> manifesto?
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In the '50s there was a popular series of jokes of the form, "What's the height of _______?" E.g., "What's the height of arrogance?" Answer: A Flea approaching an elephant with intentins of rape.
Add all the marxists in the u.s. up (disregarding of course those in states where one party or the other is a shoo-in), and the chances of their adding any weight to the Dean campaign is about as great as that of a flea raping an elephant.
Before everyone stampedes to focusing on the election, I would like to see someone at least attempt an argument that it will make a difference in the outcome in November. Yoshie has argued on Pen-L that a Democrat in the whitehouse would tend to "demobiliz[e] liberal activists from protests." I think I disagree on that, but I do fear that the _campaign will have such an effect -- and still not affect the electoral outcome. Notice, I am NOT arguing that there is no difference between DP & RP; I am arguing that the efforts of marxists (and other radicals with organizing experience) will be wasted in the campaign, wasted in the sense that they will not make a signfiicant difference in the vote, while their continued activity within the anti-war movement _would_ have an appreciable effect.
Carrol
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