[lbo-talk] Religious (In)tolerance -- Chip? (Was Rationality of the Masses)

[Jeffrey Fisher]

On 6/10/05, Michael Pugliese <michael.098762001 at gmail.com> wrote:
>    Michael Rotkin loved telling this story. Canvassing for his first
> Santa Cruz city council election back in the early 80's or late 70's,
> an elderly woman whose door had been knocked on previously by the
> conservative (self described as, "moderate") candidate related this
> exchange to Mike. "But, Ma'am he's a socialist!" "I don't care what
> religion he is, I'm voting for him!"

LOL


>    A later election, I worked on, to re-elect Mike and the rest of the
> socialist (self-described as, "progressives") majority on the city
> council, the , "All Santa Cruz Coalition, " (the out of state mainly,
> funded conservatives, same folks fought the Tom Hayden Campaign for
> Economic Democracy/Santa Monicans for Renters Rights, left Democrats
> statewide) had this hilarious leaflet. "Ten Steps To Socialism." Step
> four was bicycle paths, so we were half way there.

i never cease to be amazed at the long post-cold-war life of red-baiting.

the cold war is dead! long live the cold war!

j

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