[lbo-talk] Tariq Ali Endorses Kerry . . . fortheBattlegroundStates

[T Fast]

The DP has no particular "Hold" on the left.  What it has is a monopoly, 
along with the repubs, on the executive.  Given this fact, in situations 
such as the present presidential election the question becomes solely about 
which choice presents the greatest degrees of manoeuvre for the left and its 
activists.  If Kerry wins by a slim margin the left (its electoral votes) 
becomes a key player.  If Bush wins the whole nature of the game shifts. 
The QUESTION is not about which candidate will give more goodies to the 
left, but rather, which President will pay a higher price for acting 
bellicose towards the left.  Now this is the scenario that Yoshie refuses to 
engage only because Yoshie maintains that there is no difference.  Say it as 
many times as you like but it does not make it so.

Travis


> T Fast wrote:
>>
>> But like the social democratic version, Naomi Kline, I am
>> sure Yoshie will disavow any responsibility for the result. Here today 
>> gone
>> tomorrow.
>>
>
> I don't quite understand. The outcome of u.s. presidential elections
> hardly seems to me an event re which responsibility makes much
> difference one way or the other.
>
> The DP's hold on the left has to be smashed. That is the only important
> issue in this (or any other) presidential campaign.
>
> Carrool
>
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