[lbo-talk] Critical Mass

Bill Bartlett billbartlett at dodo.com.au
Mon Apr 19 18:04:16 PDT 2004


At 6:11 PM -0400 19/4/04, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:


>How do we get there? The first thing to do is to ditch the *myth*
>that we have to win the majority of Americans. Trying to appeal to
>the majority of Americans becomes a mental block, a serious obstacle
>to the essential task of helping to facilitate effective political
>participation of a sizable minority (the necessary size ranging from
>2-25%, depending on political purposes, objective conditions, etc.)
>of the US population.

You don't need the support of a majority, but on the other hand you need to ensure that you don't alienate a majority to the point where they actively oppose you. Or even consent to you being violently repressed.

Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas



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