[lbo-talk] liberals & fear

Chuck0 chuck at mutualaid.org
Sat Sep 10 18:46:32 PDT 2005


Doug Henwood wrote:
> [this is an interesting piece, though I'm not sure I'm convinced -
> comments welcome]
>
> The Nation - September 26, 2005
> <http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050926/robin>
>
>
> The Fear of the Liberals
> by COREY ROBIN
>
> [from the issue]

I published a similar, albeit thinner essay yesterday:

Bookmarking the Spinelessness of the Democrats http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20050909133339294


> For some on the left, liberalism is a bankrupt project, hopelessly
> compromised by its alliance with capital and indulgence of empire. These
> critics see liberalism as a weak tea--too suspicious of social
> movements, too soft on capitalism. They long for a stronger brew: if not
> Marxism, then some notion of radical democracy.

It's called anarchism. ;-)

Looking forward to seeing more new anarchists in the years to come.

Chuck



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