If I had a brilliant ideas that hadn't been thought of, I wouldn't keep them to myself.
At present, the obvious:
work in antiwar, antimilitarist, antiracist, antisexist, environmental, civil righst, etc. movements
organize unions
propagandize in a way that will be heard (Doug does a good job of that)
develop and push new policy ideas through think tanks and other sources, like Dean Baker
build our own organizations, not traditional Leninist parties
lobby for good legislation and against bad legislation
try to get good independent and nonpartisan candidates elected at local levels
create progressive ballot initiatives
organize demonstrations for good causes
give money to left wing groups (plug here for the National Lawyers Guild, the lawyers of last resort!)
this will be controversial): vote for progressive Democrats for local offices
(even more controversially): vote for wicked mainstream Democrats for national office over even more wicked Republicans
I don't intend to argue the last two points, It's one on which Carl and I vehemently disagreed.
Do not give up hope
There are other good things to do. None of them will bring on the revo or even social democracy. We don't really know what else to do. Carl would have wanted us to do all of them escept the parts involving supporting any Democrats.
--- shag <shag at cleandraws.com> wrote:
>
> no. i'm serious.
>
> what would you suggest we do.
>
>
> At 01:26 AM 2/3/2008, andie nachgeborenen wrote:
> >I'm not sure what your point is, but why this rude
> >remark? Is it necessary to dishonor Carl's memory
> >because you disagree with some of the positions he
> may
> >had advocated? De mortuis aut nihil aut bene. Carl
> and
> >I often disagreed, sometimes sharply, and
> occasionally
> >we were even quite uncivil to each other, but we
> >always made up because of the basis of respect and
> >comradeship that underlay our relationship. I
> >don'tthink this sort of thing is constructive. If
> we
> >don't know what to do, we have to keep working
> until
> >we figure it out. That's what Carl would have
> wanted.
> >Do you have a better idea?
> >
> >
> >--- shag <shag at cleandraws.com> wrote:
> >
> > > ok. what? vote for nader?
> > >
> > > At 07:06 PM 2/2/2008, andie nachgeborenen wrote:
> > >
> > > >In my delay and distraction I missed this.
> Carl's
> > > >passing is a great loss; I'm sorry I never met
> him
> > > in
> > > >person. He was witty, learned, gracious,
> militant,
> > > an
> > > >affliction to the comfortable and a comfort to
> the
> > > >afflicted. He would not want us to mourn,
> although
> > > it
> > > >is hard to resist. but to organize. Let's.
> While
> > > Carl
> > > >lived, the bosses sat less comfortably. He'd
> want
> > > the
> > > >said to be said about us. Let's aspire to live
> so
> > > >that those who come after can say the same when
> it
> > > is
> > > >our time. La lutta continua, Carl, we will not
> > > stop.
> > > >
> > > >I will not cease from mental fight
> > > >Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
> > > >Till we have built Jerusalam
> > > >In this our green and pleasant land
> > > >
> > > >(Last line paraphrased for context)
> > > >
> > > >--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Feb 1, 2008, at 4:20 PM,
> shag at cleandraws.com
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Does anyone know if he had a cause to
> which he
> > > > > > wanted folks to donate?
> > > > >
> > > > > Dunno, but he'd probably say something like
> the
> > > end
> > > > > of capitalism. So
> > > > > let's get to work!
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