Woj wrote:
>First, ordinary people do not exactly see their living
>standards declining, but they need someone like Jeff
>to tell them about it. What they do see is "more"
>"bigger" and "better" consumer items - from electronic
>gizmos to SUVs, to mega-churches, and to MacMansions.
>
I'm not sure how many ordinary people have SUV's and McMansions.
>Second, even if "ordinary people" actually saw a
>decline in their living standards themselves, instead
>of being told about it by left-wing intellectuals,
>what is the guarantee that this realization will
>produce cross-national solidarity as opposed to, say,
>populist or nativist fascism ?
>
No guarantee. That's why we have to fight. And I suspect that Chuck
Grimes is right in proposing that what we have on our side is art: a
good novel, a good movie, a great singer might be able to get the
message across.
Joanna