[lbo-talk] Social Movements

[Jim Devine]

On 3/2/06, Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1 at osu.edu> wrote:
> It's a question of which is the base of social change.  It is
obvious, from historical analysis and sociological research, as well 
as accumulated experiences of activists and organizers, that 
struggles for legislation are the superstructure and struggles in the 
streets, workplaces, communities, etc. are the base.  The
superstructure can't stand on its own without the base for politics

 on the left (the right doesn't need any base because they got money).<

the late Norman Thomas (leader of the SPUSA for many years) said that
his party represented the backbone for the liberals & democrats. When
asked if FDR was carrying out the socialist program, he said "yes, on
a stretcher" (paraphrased).
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Jim Devine / Bust Big Brother Bush!
"America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence
without civilization in between." --  Oscar Wilde.