> I don't understand this pitting organizing around specific issues
> against the electoral struggle for the presidency (or for congress or
> for local representation). They are not mutually exclusive or
> substitutes. They complement and reinforce each other.
Just to make this point clear. I don't mean to say that the day has more than 24 hours or that we, as individuals can all walk and chew gum at once. We as individuals may only have the time cum inclination to do A in exclusion of B (or vice versa), but our stance is completely different when we view what we do (A) as complementary to what others do (B), as opposed to viewing B as negating or betraying A.