If so, why such wise commentary on us electoral politics from folks who are in countries that are foreign, but also nearby? I wonder if it might stem from their being in countries that, unlike the us, do have some existing mass center-left and left organizations and institutions; knowing what that looks like up close gives one a very pragmatic perspective on the mass character of left politics maybe? Or that being nearby, but in a very different polity, allows one to truly graspy by comparison the reality of a truly mass conservative bent to us society?
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> Effective, lasting, sustainable social change can only result from
> large masses of people in motion with a political compass. That's
> why, regardless of our desires, the most likely way for a radical
> alternative to emerge in the U.S. is through a long series of
> struggles *within* the DP. A credible third party -- I mean one
> capable of changing things for good in the country -- is not likely to
> emerge out of radical-propaganda clubs, no matter how persuasive their
> doctrines, ingenuous their methods, and committed their individual
> members. Most likely, it will result from the split of the DP, after
> a protracted battle for the hearts and minds of the U.S. workers (in
> the broad sense of the term "workers"). The "third party" alternative
> will require a long period of gestation as a wing of the DP.
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