[lbo-talk] Re: stupid americans?

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Sep 27 12:00:58 PDT 2004


Carrol Cox wrote:


>Yes, Dante was a Christian, and those who parrot this line about u.s.
>stupidity are revealing that they themseles have never escaped the
>stultifying effects of Christianity.

This is a weird claim from a retired Milton scholar. Christianity is an ambiguous inheritance - it's also got a revolutionary component to match the stultifying stuff.


>The MWM is an ideal example of how a small minority begins the 1000 mile
>trek to reach out beyond itself.

Aren't you assuming a successful turnout here? In April, will anyone remember the MWM? How do you "reach out beyond [your]self" by consciously calling for something that millions of already organized workers are likely to ignore, because their priorities are, unlike yours and those of a few other oddballs, electoral?

Doug



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