>Doug Henwood wrote:
>
>> What kind of politics is this, that depends not on organization and
>> institution-building but on momentary coalitions of the variously
>> disaffected?
>
>Chomsky seems to be arguing that "The current incumbents may do
>severe, perhaps irreparable, damage if given another hold on power -
>a very slim hold, but one they will use to achieve very ugly and
>dangerous ends. In a very powerful state, small differences may
>translate into very substantial effects on the victims, at home and
>abroad. It is no favor to those who are suffering, and may face
>much worse ahead, to overlook these facts. Keeping the Bush circle
>out means holding one's nose and voting for some Democrat, but
>that's not the end of the story. The basic culture and institutions
>of a democratic society have to be constructed, in part
>reconstructed, and defeat of an extremely dangerous clique in the
>presidential race is only one very small component of that."
>(Chomsky Interview by M.Junaid Alam)
Bingo. Noam hit it right on the head, with every word. "It is no favor to those who are suffering...to overlook these facts."
Doug