>I'm saying simply that the left would not be in its current moribund
>state if more energy had been spent on politics since the Vietnam
>war era instead of playing dweeby word games.
Hmm, perhaps you overlooked the Eric Alterman passage I've posted several times:
>"But here's the twist. [Labor historian Nelson] Lichtenstein is part
>of a perfectly Rortyite reformist Campaign for a Living Wage at the
>University of Virginia. This campaign is not about ending sexism,
>racism, or homophobia, but about getting janitorial staff a few
>extra bucks an hour. Who are its volunteers? Primarily, says
>Lichtenstein, faculty and graduate students from the pomo literature
>and theory crowd."
Doug