[lbo-talk] Re: What's at stake?

[Doug Henwood]

Jon Johanning wrote:


>Older list members (or maybe we're all old enough) will remember 
>that a segment of the U.S. Left convinced itself in 1972 that Nixon 
>would cancel the election.

Yup, I remember that. An article in Evergreen mag, as I recall. I 
don't buy it - I think the U.S. bourgeoisie wants and needs elections 
for legitimacy purposes. But it's remarkable that it doesn't sound 
crackpot.

Doug