[lbo-talk] Why Democrats Can't Blame Bush for 9/11

Nathan Newman nathanne at nathannewman.org
Tue Apr 13 11:48:58 PDT 2004


----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Henwood" <dhenwood at panix.com>

Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:


>Doug quoted:
>> "What's wrong with America can be cured by what's right with America."
>> - Bill Clinton
>
>How?

-Dunno, but it's perfectly circular and enclosed, isn't it?

How is it circular?

Wrong: America is a rich corporate country with a tradition of white supemacy.

Right: America also has a vital tradition of dissent and organizing, with one of the most diverse societies on earth.

So better organizing of the latter can defeat the evils of the former.

It's a statement that America has good and bad, and those who denounce the country as a monolith miss the point.

Nathan Newman



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