> Marvin wrote:
>
>> Sure, but it's important to remember, especially the context of the US
>> and
>> other advanced capitalist countries, that those who act in ways which are
>> subversive of capitalist property relations or are opposed to capitalist
>> greed are not often "consciously" opposed to capitalism as a system.
>
> Right. I may have responded to this in my previous post, where I
> clarify what I mean by "consciously opposing capitalism."
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You did. Our posts crossed.
Arianna Huffington's article about it being dumb politics on purely pragmatic grounds for Obama "to tack to the centre" struck a responsive chord, judging by readers' comments.
I think the Obama campaign may be badly miscalculating the number of committed ground troops it might lose for every independent or Republican brought into the fold.