On Dec 1, 2009, at 1:14 PM, Julio Huato wrote:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/world/asia/02policy.html
>
> I voted -- and asked people -- to vote for Obama. I made my case on
> the grounds of what would better advance the class struggle. I still
> think that, with the information then known, it was the best decision.
> I didn't think I had high hopes or expectations about him as an
> individual. I did think though that, under the right conditions, his
> personal background made it possible for him to become a decisive
> reformer, even if not an FDR. But I think I was entirely wrong on
> that. He is not one of us. Period. I don't entirely understand his
> motivations, but that matters little now. I am convinced that this
> decision offsets anything historically progressive that Obama may
> accomplish -- if at all.
I admire you for saying this. Thanks.
Doug