>I'm not sure how many PENers are like that but the
>people you cite (whom I know as well) are quite a
>small group especially outside of NYC & invisible on
>campuses or in unions for the most part. The largest
>group in the US with some sort of relationship to
>Trotsky is the ISO & even then, it isnt that large & I
>dont see so much of the sky is falling attitude with
>its members.
>
>On the other hand, I consistantly run into the other
>type of pathology whether I am doing grad school
>organizing, legal organizing, demonstrations or what
>have you. There are probably more of them on any one
>big campus than there are all the people you name. In
>other words, I dont need to go on a specialized list
>to find them, they come to me or anyone else and can
>be some of the biggest opponents of a sustained and
>organized politics
I run into this sort of thing all the time talking to left audiences, and taking calls on "alternative" radio shows. And there's also the left affinity for various Wall Street permabears; on this list, for example, people cite the Prudent Bear. I've been writing about economics publicly since 1986, and I come across it all the time. I'll keep a tally from here on to prove my point.
Doug