[lbo-talk] Re: The Chomsky vs. Dershowitz debate: both sides were awful!

Chuck0 chuck at mutualaid.org
Mon Dec 5 10:39:45 PST 2005


Doug Henwood wrote:
> Michael Pugliese wrote:
>
>> Demand the Impossible was a great May '68 slogan but, it isn't
>> politics.


> division of labor, comrade - you need the crazies to make the reformists
> palatable! Without the maximialists, who will give tepid compromisers
> the time of day?

No kidding! Every great revolution has its culture of resistance. You need symbols, such as that slogan. And as Doug says, you need us crazies to make the reformists palatable. That political understanding underlies much of my political work. Savvy reformists and revolutionaries understand this dynamic and work quietly under the table. Footsie anyone?

Chuck



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