[lbo-talk] Fantasies of Left Liberalism

Jon Johanning zenner41 at mac.com
Mon Nov 29 11:48:40 PST 2004


On Nov 29, 2004, at 1:44 PM, Charles Brown wrote:


> Yes, but the left is at a disadvantage in this regard. The left is
> opposed
> to the status quo. The right is in favor of it. So, the left sort of
> has to
> write and speak about the present in a critical and negative way in
> contrast
> to the right, no ? How does the left encourage people to make radical
> changes without emphasizing what is bad today ?

By providing, along with the criticisms (which the left provides in generous measure), some ideas about ways that people can *do* something to make those radical changes, besides organizing a "third party" that won't accomplish anything for 30 or 40 years, if at all.

Jon Johanning // jjohanning at igc.org _____________________________ "Simply by being human we do not have a common bond. For all we share with all other humans is the same thing we share with all other animals -- the ability to feel pain." -- Richard Rorty



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