On Wed, 24 Nov 2004, snit snat wrote:
> as i mentioned the other night, there are different kinds of narratives out
> there that explain to people what is wrong with society. if we don't
> develop a decent one (through agit prop like Moore's, NYT columns like
> Ehrenreich (and, btw, i mentioned her to a client the other day and she
> KNEW who Ehrenreich was! She's not anywhere near being a lefty) then the
> only thing people like me will hear are those narratives when we start to
> sense something is wrong with society.
how about this: in the good old days, we helped each other out--barn raisings, volunteer fire brigades, building the local schoolhouse. We didn't say fuck you, I got mine; we took care of each other. Sure, it's bullshit nostalgia, but it resonates with people (look how many people donated time, money, and even blood to NYC after 9/11). What we need to drive home is that this noble spirit, this (dare I say?) truly christian spirit of helping each other out is what socialism is all about.
Miles