On Apr 20, 2007, at 6:11 PM, Jim Straub wrote:
> While appealing to left theology and dogma, this strategy
> (which has been the main one used by all tendencies of the US left for
> decades) shrinks and isolates the left at all turns possible.
> Thanks to
> this way of thinking, we are the generation that has brought the
> left to its
> smallest state since the terms were first invented in the french
> revolution.
>
> The left in the US, by being unwilling to ally with or otherwise
> engage with
> any individual, organization or social grouping that already has
> the same
> position as the left on all forms of imperialism and other evils,
> ensures
> that it is only allowed to talk to, oh, say, .5% of our own
> population.
> Huzza for the united front.
Ok, so what's your strategy for getting out of the left ghetto? A united front (isn't that a Trot phrase? as opposed to a pop front?) with Lee Scott?
Doug