[lbo-talk] Condescension (Was Re: labor bitchiness)

[Joseph Catron]

Why focus on organizing people who already have "the righteous truth,"
or something like it?  My Congresswoman, Nydia Velázquez, is further
left on some issues than I am.  If you want to reorient the
conversation along "political terms," what benefit could possibly
accrue from organizing the bluest regions of the country?  Honestly,
Doug, I can't imagine what you're trying to argue here.

On 5/27/07, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:


> When your resources are limited, why focus on organizing people who
> are so at odds with the righteous truth (I mean that more in
> political terms than union terms)?