[lbo-talk] Adolph Reed on the politics of the crisis

[shag]

i've never seen reed as speaking to democrats, who typically believe that 
the fight basically boils down to democrats vs. republicans, that what 
counts is an assessment of whether or not a politician is talented or that 
hearing a congressman's views mirror your own means we're in a democracy.

in that sense, he's not even speaking to progressives (these days) since 
Hillary Clinton defines herself as a progressive.

so, if you think of yourself as a progressive or liberal or democrat, he's 
not speaking to you.

i've always seen him as speaking to people who want radical change, with 
the primary target being the elimination of capitalism. people who under 
most circumstances recognize that the change isn't going to come about 
through electoral politics. ("under most" because in years divisible by 
four, they get distracted....)

doug? do you think that's about right?

At 01:57 AM 10/1/2008, Ann Buckingham wrote:
<...> But when somebody says things I believe in congress, this almost 
feels like a democracy.  Swish, slash, says Reed, you're vacuous and off point.

http://cleandraws.com
Wear Clean Draws
('coz there's 5 million ways to kill a CEO)