[lbo-talk] Re: Alterglobalization (was Beyond Globophobia)

[Michael Dawson -PSU]

Yes, "Workers of the World Unite" would really be a very wise slogan to
adopt.  That would just do loads for this budding social movement!  Maybe we
could also revive something about making friends with Uncle Joe.  Oh, wait,
I forgot -- the USSR was a total disaster that disgraced and sullied every
utterance with which it associated itself.  Holy cow, man!  Tune in, turn
on, drop in!

Meanwhile, what's so vague about "Another World is Possible"?  It certainly
says no less about what we want than "Workers of the World Unite."  Unite
for what?  Nobody doubts what other kind of world is being called for.  They
just don't believe it's possible.

Finally, I'm personally sick of the idea that general calls for allies are
somehow vague.  Socialists can come from any class background.  I agree that
it is vital to respect, include, and intellectually privilege the working
class, but the left has a problem with dunderheaded purity in this area.
Besides, everybody is a worker, after all, by definition.