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----- Original Message ----- From: "martin" <mschiller at pobox.com> To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 4:16 PM Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Re: Political Cartography
> On Nov 20, 2004, at 12:28 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> > But there's also a real political problem with saying "I'm a
> > socialist," beyond indicating some affiliation. There is no socialist
> > movement, and the whole idea is essentially dead except in the realm
> > of fantasy. It's heartbreaking that that's true, but it is. So I'm not
> > sure what you accomplish by foregrounding an allegiance to socialism
> > if you're more interested in changing the world than advertising your
> > authenticity.
> >
>
> It might contribute to removing the stigma that decades of
> anti-communist propagandizing has nurtured in US societies.
>
> Martin
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